When to Plant Fiber Optic Grass in Sayre, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant fiber optic grass is to examine the USDA zone info for Sayre.


Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

Frost tolerance for fiber optic grass: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant fiber optic grass until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant fiber optic grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant fiber optic grass
Probably not a good time to plant fiber optic grass

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Sayre 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 fiber optic grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sayre. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sayre 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 Sayre it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your fiber optic grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sayre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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