One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fairhope you can figure out when it's the best time to plant nicotiana by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nicotiana

Frost tolerance for nicotiana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since nicotiana require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nicotiana in Fairhope 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 nicotiana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nicotiana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nicotiana indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fairhope is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairhope last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your nicotiana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fairhope

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 Fairhope

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