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.

The USDA zone info for Buckley can be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant guara.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

Guara do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Buckley 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. Any later than that and your guara may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your guara indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Buckley. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Buckley is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Buckley there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your guara in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Buckley

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.

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