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

The USDA zone info for Hanford should be used to figure out when it's possible to plant nicotiana.

Planting Calendar for Nicotiana

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

Nicotiana require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nicotiana in Hanford 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nicotiana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Hanford. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hanford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hanford you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nicotiana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hanford

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.

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