When to Plant Fiber Optic Grass in Fairfax, VA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Fairfax should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

Frost tolerance for fiber optic grass: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Fiber Optic Grass are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant fiber optic grass
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The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Fairfax 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fairfax. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fairfax is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairfax it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your fiber optic grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairfax

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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