When to Plant Pampas Grass in Edmonds, WA

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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant pampas grass in Edmonds by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

Pampas Grass do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Edmonds 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 really do well. If you are starting your pampas grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Edmonds the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Edmonds is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Edmonds last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edmonds

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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.

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