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.

In Monee you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant guara by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

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

The earliest that you can plant guara in Monee 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. 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 when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Monee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Monee is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Monee you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Monee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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