One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant banana by looking at the USDA zone info for Glasgow.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You really shouldn't plant banana until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Glasgow. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glasgow is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Glasgow you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your banana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glasgow

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 Glasgow

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Glasgow.