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.

In Franklin you can determine when it's the best time to plant pampas grass by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

Frost tolerance for pampas grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Pampas Grass require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Franklin is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pampas grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Franklin. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Franklin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Franklin you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pampas grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Franklin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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