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

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant festuca by looking at the USDA zone info for Fergus Falls.

Planting Calendar for Festuca

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

Festuca do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant festuca in Fergus Falls is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant festuca and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your festuca may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your festuca indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fergus Falls the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fergus Falls may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Fergus Falls last frost occurs after May 15 so always be ready to protect your festuca in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fergus Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Fergus Falls

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