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

In Dinuba you can estimate when to plant flowering tobacco by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since flowering tobacco require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Dinuba 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Dinuba. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dinuba is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dinuba you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dinuba

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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