One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Hollywood can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Hollywood 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Hollywood. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hollywood is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hollywood there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your banana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hollywood

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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