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.

You can estimate when you can plant guara in Manhattan Beach 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 has passed.

Since guara are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Manhattan Beach 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. Any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Manhattan Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Manhattan Beach and it is different every year. Half of the time in Manhattan Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your guara if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Manhattan Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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