Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant guara by reviewing the USDA zone info for Union.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

Since guara do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Union 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 few weeks earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Union. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Union is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Union it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your guara if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Union

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Union

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