Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant guara in Matthews 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.

You should not plant guara until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Matthews. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Matthews is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Matthews you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your guara in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Matthews

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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