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

The first opportunity to plant pampas grass in Signal Mountain can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

Since pampas grass are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Signal Mountain 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 pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pampas grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Signal Mountain is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Signal Mountain you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Signal Mountain

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.

Plants to Grow in Signal Mountain

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Signal Mountain.