One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Mahanoy City you can determine when it's the best time to plant mexican feather grass by using the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant mexican feather grass a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Mahanoy City 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mahanoy City. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mahanoy City 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 Mahanoy City it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mahanoy City

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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