When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Sulphur, OK

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Sulphur it's a good idea to determine when you can plant mexican feather grass.


Planting Calendar for Mexican Feather Grass

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

Mexican Feather Grass tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
Probably not a good time to plant mexican feather grass

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Sulphur 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 mexican feather grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Sulphur. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sulphur may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sulphur it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sulphur

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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