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

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant mexican feather grass is to use the USDA zone info for Gloucester City.

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.

You can plant mexican feather grass a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Gloucester City 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Gloucester City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Gloucester City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Gloucester City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gloucester City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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