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When to Plant Taro in Zone 10
In USDA zone 10, plant outdoors February 13 to September 1, and expect your first harvest around September 1.
Taro planting calendar for USDA Zone 10
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Direct sow
Feb 13
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Projected first harvest
Sep 1
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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a — approximate
Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Dates use USDA zone 10a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 10 means for taro
Average last spring frost
January 30
Average first fall frost
December 30
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 10 gives you roughly 334 frost-free days, and taro need about 200 days to mature.
Common problems with taro
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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