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.

A common way of determining when to plant banana is to refer to the USDA zone info for Edinboro.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant banana until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Edinboro 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your banana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Edinboro. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Edinboro may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Edinboro there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your banana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edinboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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