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 determine when you can plant ruby grass in Pulaski by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ruby Grass

Frost tolerance for ruby grass:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Ruby Grass do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant ruby grass in Pulaski is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant ruby grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ruby grass may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your ruby grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pulaski. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pulaski is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pulaski you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your ruby grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pulaski

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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