When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Woods Cross, UT

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant mexican feather grass is to check out the USDA zone info for Woods Cross.


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 one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
Probably not a good time to plant mexican feather grass

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Woods Cross 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 grow to maturity. Starting your mexican feather grass indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Woods Cross. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Woods Cross is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Woods Cross it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your mexican feather grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woods Cross

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Woods Cross

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