One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant guara is to examine the USDA zone info for Pelham.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

You can not plant guara until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Pelham 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pelham. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pelham may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pelham you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your guara if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pelham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pelham

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