One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Port Chester should be reviewed to figure out when to plant bunny tails grass.

Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

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

Since bunny tails grass are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Port Chester. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Port Chester is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Port Chester last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bunny tails grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Port Chester

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 Port Chester

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