One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Bainbridge it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant sweet sultan.

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 are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Bainbridge 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. If you wait any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Bainbridge. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bainbridge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bainbridge there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet sultan in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bainbridge

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.

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