Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant banana in Half Moon Bay by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

Since banana are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Half Moon Bay 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your banana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Half Moon Bay. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Half Moon Bay may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Half Moon Bay you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your banana in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Half Moon Bay

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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