One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant mexican feather grass by looking at the USDA zone info for Lehi.

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.

You can plant mexican feather grass a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Lehi 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. If you wait any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your mexican feather grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Lehi. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lehi is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lehi it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lehi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Lehi

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