Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant festuca by checking out the USDA zone info for Hibbing.

Planting Calendar for Festuca

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

Festuca do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant festuca in Hibbing 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your festuca indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Hibbing. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hibbing is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hibbing last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your festuca if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hibbing

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

Plants to Grow in Hibbing

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