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.

In Lowell you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant guara by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Guara

Frost tolerance for guara:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Guara are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Lowell 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. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lowell. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lowell is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lowell there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lowell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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