When to Plant Banana in Eagle Point, OR

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Eagle Point should be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant banana.


Planting Calendar for Banana

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

It's not a good idea to plant banana until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant banana in Eagle Point 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 March 15 in Eagle Point. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eagle Point may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Eagle Point it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your banana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle Point

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