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

In Albuquerque you can figure out when you can plant mexican feather grass by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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 do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Albuquerque 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Albuquerque. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Albuquerque is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Albuquerque it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your mexican feather grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albuquerque

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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