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.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant cigar plant by checking out the USDA zone info for Culver City.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Since cigar plant require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Culver 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 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 really do well. Starting your cigar plant indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Culver City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Culver City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Culver City you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Culver City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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