One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Westerville you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant banana.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

You can not plant banana until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Westerville 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 little bit earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Westerville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Westerville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Westerville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your banana in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westerville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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