Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Orange City should be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant guara until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Orange City 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. Any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange City. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Orange City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Orange City last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your guara in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange City

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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