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.

In Newport Beach you can determine when it's a good idea 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.

It's probably not a good idea to 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 Newport Beach 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. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your flowering tobacco indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Newport Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Newport Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Newport Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Newport Beach

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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