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 way of figuring out when to plant banana is to check out the USDA zone info for Stevens Point.

Planting Calendar for Banana

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

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

The earliest that you can plant banana in Stevens Point is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your banana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your banana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Stevens Point. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Stevens Point is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Stevens Point you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your banana in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stevens Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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