Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's possible to plant guara is to examine the USDA zone info for Fort Dodge.

Planting Calendar for Guara

Frost tolerance for guara:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant guara until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Fort Dodge is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant guara and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Fort Dodge. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Dodge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Dodge you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Dodge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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