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

One way of estimating when you can plant fiber optic grass is to look at the USDA zone info for Kilgore.

Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

Frost tolerance for fiber optic grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably a bad idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Kilgore 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 fiber optic grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your fiber optic grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Kilgore. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kilgore and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Kilgore you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your fiber optic grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kilgore

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.

Plants to Grow in Kilgore

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