One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In North Little Rock you can figure out when you can plant sweet sultan by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Sultan tend to make it in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in North Little Rock is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet sultan may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sweet sultan indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in North Little Rock. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for North Little Rock is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in North Little Rock there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sweet sultan if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Little Rock

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in North Little Rock

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