When to Plant Guara in Pineville, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant guara in Pineville should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Guara

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

You should not plant guara until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant guara
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant guara
Probably not a good time to plant guara

The earliest that you can plant guara in Pineville 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 fully mature. Starting your guara indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pineville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Pineville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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