The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ludington you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant mexican feather grass by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mexican Feather Grass

Frost tolerance for mexican feather grass:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since mexican feather grass are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Ludington is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant mexican feather grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Ludington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ludington is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ludington you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ludington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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