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.

The best time to plant cigar plant in Scottsdale should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Cigar Plant are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Scottsdale 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. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Scottsdale. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Scottsdale is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Scottsdale you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your cigar plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Scottsdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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