When to Plant Guara in Riverton, UT

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.

In Riverton you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant guara by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Guara

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant guara until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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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 Riverton 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

In Riverton the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Riverton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Riverton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your guara if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Riverton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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