Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Gatlinburg can be looked at to determine when you can plant fiber optic grass.

Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

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

It's not a good idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Gatlinburg 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. Starting your fiber optic grass indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Gatlinburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Gatlinburg is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gatlinburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your fiber optic grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gatlinburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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