When to Plant Sweet Sultan in Lake Havasu City, AZ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant sweet sultan by checking out the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City.


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 do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Lake Havasu City is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. 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 little bit earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Lake Havasu City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake Havasu City last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your sweet sultan if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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