The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Clovis you can estimate when to plant sweet sultan by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Since sweet sultan are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Clovis 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet sultan may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sweet sultan indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Clovis. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clovis is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Clovis it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet sultan if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clovis

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.

Plants to Grow in Clovis

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