Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant banana.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Palm Beach Gardens 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to protect your banana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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