Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant guara in Fountain Hills by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant guara until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Fountain Hills 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 guara and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Fountain Hills. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fountain Hills is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fountain Hills last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your guara if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fountain Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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