Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant banana is to consult the USDA zone info for Rio Vista.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You should not plant banana until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Rio Vista 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your banana indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Rio Vista. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rio Vista may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Rio Vista last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your banana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rio Vista

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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