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.

The USDA zone info for Dumont can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant banana.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

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

The earliest that you can plant banana in Dumont 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 banana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your banana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Dumont. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dumont may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dumont last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your banana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dumont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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