The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when to plant guara is to look at the USDA zone info for Lake Stevens.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

It's a bad idea to plant guara until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Lake Stevens 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 fully mature. Starting your guara indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Lake Stevens the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Stevens is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Stevens it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your guara in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Stevens

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 Lake Stevens

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