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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant cigar plant is to check out the USDA zone info for Barling.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since cigar plant require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Barling 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your cigar plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Barling. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Barling is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Barling there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Barling

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Barling

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