One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant bunny tails grass is to consult the USDA zone info for Hempstead.

Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

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

Bunny Tails grass are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Hempstead 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 bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bunny tails grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Hempstead. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hempstead is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hempstead it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your bunny tails grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hempstead

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Hempstead

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hempstead.