When to Plant Guara in Key Biscayne, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant guara in Key Biscayne 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.

Guara require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Key Biscayne is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant guara and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your guara indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 40°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to protect your guara in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)Never
Lowest Expected Low40°F
Highest Expected Low45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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