One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant guara by reviewing the USDA zone info for Pittsburg.

Planting Calendar for Guara

Frost tolerance for guara:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant guara in Pittsburg 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. Any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Pittsburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pittsburg is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Pittsburg it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your guara if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

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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