When to Plant Guara in Radcliff, KY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Radcliff you will be able to determine when to plant guara.


Planting Calendar for Guara

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

Since guara are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant guara
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant guara
Probably not a good time to plant guara

The earliest that you can plant guara in Radcliff 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your guara indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Radcliff is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Radcliff it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your guara in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Radcliff

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 Low0°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.

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