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.

In Los Lunas you can figure out when you can plant pampas grass by checking out 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.

You can not plant pampas grass until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Los Lunas 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 really do well. Starting your pampas grass indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Los Lunas. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Los Lunas is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Lunas there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Lunas

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.

Plants to Grow in Los Lunas

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