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When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Mount Pleasant, MI

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when to plant mexican feather grass is to check out the USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant.


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.

Mexican Feather Grass are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
Probably not a good time to plant mexican feather grass

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Mount Pleasant 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. If you wait any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your mexican feather grass indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Pleasant. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Pleasant there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your mexican feather grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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