One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first chance to plant ruby grass in Lake Grove can be figured out by checking out 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.

You can plant ruby grass slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant ruby grass in Lake Grove 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. If you wait any later than that and your ruby grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ruby grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lake Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Grove is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Grove it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your ruby grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Grove

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 Lake Grove

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