One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant bunny tails grass in Sparta can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant bunny tails grass just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Sparta 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 bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bunny tails grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Sparta. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sparta may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sparta it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bunny tails grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sparta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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