Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant ruby grass in Bryan can be figured out by referring to 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 ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant ruby grass in Bryan 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. Any later than that and your ruby grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ruby grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Bryan the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bryan is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bryan last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your ruby grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bryan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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