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

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant pampas grass by looking at the USDA zone info for Latrobe.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

Frost tolerance for pampas grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since pampas grass are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Latrobe is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your pampas grass indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Latrobe. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Latrobe may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Latrobe you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your pampas grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Latrobe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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