When to Plant Pampas Grass in Souderton, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Souderton can be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant pampas grass.


Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

Frost tolerance for pampas grass: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since pampas grass do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Souderton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pampas grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pampas grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Souderton. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Souderton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Souderton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Souderton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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