When to Plant Guara in Placentia, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant guara in Placentia can be determined by looking at 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant guara until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Placentia 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 grow to maturity. Starting your guara indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Placentia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Placentia is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Placentia you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your guara in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Placentia

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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