Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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.

The USDA zone info for Hurricane should be reffered to in order to determine when to plant banana.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

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

The earliest that you can plant banana in Hurricane 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. Any later than that and your banana may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your banana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Hurricane. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hurricane is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hurricane you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your banana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hurricane

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 Hurricane

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