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

In Jamestown you can estimate when it's possible to plant ruby grass by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ruby Grass

Frost tolerance for ruby grass:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Ruby Grass do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant ruby grass in Jamestown 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 ruby grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your ruby grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ruby grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jamestown. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jamestown is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Jamestown you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your ruby grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jamestown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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