The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant pampas grass is to examine the USDA zone info for Pasco.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

You really shouldn't plant pampas grass until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Pasco 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. Any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pampas grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pasco. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pasco may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pasco last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pasco

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

Plants to Grow in Pasco

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pasco.