When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Mullins, SC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant mexican feather grass in Mullins by checking out 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.

Mexican Feather Grass do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
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The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Mullins 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. If you wait any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mullins. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mullins may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Mullins you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mullins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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