One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant banana is to examine the USDA zone info for Oak Harbor.

Planting Calendar for Banana

Frost tolerance for banana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since banana are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant banana in Oak Harbor 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. Starting your banana indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Harbor is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Oak Harbor you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your banana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Harbor

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 Oak Harbor

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