When to Plant Banana in Paulsboro, NJ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Paulsboro should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Banana

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

Banana do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant banana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant banana
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The earliest that you can plant banana in Paulsboro 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. If you wait any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Paulsboro. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Paulsboro is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Paulsboro you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your banana in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Paulsboro

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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