One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You can estimate when you can plant mexican feather grass in Newberry by looking at 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 are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Newberry 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Newberry. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Newberry

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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.

Plants to Grow in Newberry

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Newberry.