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

It's possible to determine when you can plant banana by referring to the USDA zone info for Henderson.

Planting Calendar for Banana

Frost tolerance for banana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Henderson is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant banana and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your banana may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your banana indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Henderson. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Henderson is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Henderson you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your banana in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Henderson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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