One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The first opportunity to plant guara in Hyattsville should be estimated 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant guara until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Hyattsville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your guara may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 Hyattsville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hyattsville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hyattsville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your guara if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hyattsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Hyattsville

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