When to Plant Bunny Tails grass in Olympia, 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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant bunny tails grass is to examine the USDA zone info for Olympia.


Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

Frost tolerance for bunny tails grass: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bunny Tails grass can survive in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant bunny tails grass
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The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Olympia is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your bunny tails grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Olympia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Olympia is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Olympia last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bunny tails grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Olympia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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