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When to Plant Taro in Zone 8
In USDA zone 8, plant outdoors April 15 to November 1, and expect your first harvest around November 1.
Taro planting calendar for USDA Zone 8
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Direct sow
Apr 15
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Projected first harvest
Nov 1
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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a — approximate
Taro is ready to harvest in about 200 days. Dates use USDA zone 8a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 8 means for taro
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 8 gives you roughly 223 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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