When to Plant Guara in Nanticoke, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant guara in Nanticoke should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Guara

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

It's not a good idea to plant guara until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant guara in Nanticoke 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. If you wait any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Nanticoke the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Nanticoke is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Nanticoke you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your guara if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nanticoke

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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