One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant guara is to look at the USDA zone info for Sherwood.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

Since guara require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Sherwood 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 guara and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your guara may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your guara indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Sherwood. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sherwood is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sherwood you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your guara in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sherwood

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 Sherwood

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sherwood.