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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant guara is to consult the USDA zone info for Maple Valley.

Planting Calendar for Guara

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

You can not plant guara until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant guara in Maple Valley 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your guara indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Maple Valley. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Maple Valley is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Maple Valley you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your guara in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maple Valley

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 Maple Valley

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