Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant nicotiana by checking out the USDA zone info for Atascadero.

Planting Calendar for Nicotiana

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

It's a bad idea to plant nicotiana until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nicotiana in Atascadero 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 nicotiana and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nicotiana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nicotiana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Atascadero. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Atascadero is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Atascadero you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your nicotiana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Atascadero

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.

Plants to Grow in Atascadero

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Atascadero.