Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Durant you can estimate when it's possible to plant festuca by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Festuca

Frost tolerance for festuca:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Festuca are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant festuca in Durant 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 festuca and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your festuca may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your festuca indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Durant. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Durant is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Durant last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your festuca if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Durant

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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