When to Plant Guara in Fontana, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Fontana can be determined 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.

Guara are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed 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 Fontana is February. However, you really should wait until March 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your guara may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your guara indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Fontana. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fontana is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fontana you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fontana

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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