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.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant banana by referring to the USDA zone info for Mascotte.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You should not plant banana until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Mascotte 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Mascotte. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Mascotte is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mascotte last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your banana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mascotte

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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