One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The first chance to plant mexican feather grass in Conway should be estimated by referring to 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 little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Conway 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. Any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Conway is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Conway it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your mexican feather grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conway

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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