When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Copperas Cove, TX

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

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Copperas Cove should be determined by using 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.

Mexican Feather Grass are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
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The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Copperas Cove 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your mexican feather grass indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Copperas Cove. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Copperas Cove is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Copperas Cove you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Copperas Cove

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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