One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant flowering tobacco is to check out the USDA zone info for Newark.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

You really shouldn't plant flowering tobacco until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Newark 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Newark. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Newark and it is different every year. Half of the time in Newark last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to cover your flowering tobacco if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newark

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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