One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Cocoa can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's the best time to plant guara.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

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

The earliest that you can plant guara in Cocoa 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. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to really do well. 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 February 15 in Cocoa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cocoa and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cocoa you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa

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.

Plants to Grow in Cocoa

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cocoa.