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.

The USDA zone info for Rawlins should be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant mexican feather grass.

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.

You can plant mexican feather grass a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Rawlins 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 mexican feather grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your mexican feather grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Rawlins. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Rawlins is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rawlins it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rawlins

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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