The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant guara by reviewing the USDA zone info for Burlington.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

It's a bad idea to plant guara until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Burlington 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. 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

In Burlington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Burlington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Burlington there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your guara in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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