When to Plant Guara in Bellbrook, OH

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

By looking at the USDA zone info for Bellbrook it's a good idea to estimate when to plant guara.


Planting Calendar for Guara

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

Guara require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant guara in Bellbrook 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 guara and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your guara may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bellbrook. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bellbrook is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bellbrook it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your guara in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bellbrook

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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