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.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant guara is to check out the USDA zone info for Augusta.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

You really shouldn't plant guara until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Augusta 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Augusta. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Augusta may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Augusta you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your guara if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Augusta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Augusta

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