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.

A way of figuring out when to plant banana is to check out the USDA zone info for Hopkins.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

Since banana are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Hopkins is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 few weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Hopkins. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hopkins is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hopkins you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your banana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hopkins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Hopkins

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