When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Grandview, WA

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.

In Grandview you can figure out when it's possible to plant mexican feather grass by reviewing the USDA zone info.


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.

Mexican Feather Grass do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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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 Grandview 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. Any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Grandview the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grandview is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Grandview last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grandview

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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