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

The first chance to plant pampas grass in Mckinney should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

You should not plant pampas grass until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Mckinney 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mckinney. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mckinney is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mckinney there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mckinney

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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