When to Plant Banana in Sedalia, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant banana in Sedalia should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You really shouldn't plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant banana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant banana
Probably not a good time to plant banana

The earliest that you can plant banana in Sedalia 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Sedalia. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sedalia is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sedalia there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your banana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sedalia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°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 -5°F.

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