One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant banana in Kuna can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You can not plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Kuna 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your banana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Kuna. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Kuna is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kuna there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your banana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kuna

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Kuna

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