One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The best time to plant flowering tobacco in Jonesboro should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

You should not plant flowering tobacco until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Jonesboro 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jonesboro. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jonesboro is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jonesboro last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your flowering tobacco if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jonesboro

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.

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