One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 Buckeye you can determine when to plant cigar plant by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant cigar plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Buckeye 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Buckeye. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Buckeye is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Buckeye you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cigar plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buckeye

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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