When to Plant Flowering Tobacco in Pittsburg, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pittsburg you can estimate when to plant flowering tobacco by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

Flowering Tobacco do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant flowering tobacco
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering tobacco
Probably not a good time to plant flowering tobacco

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

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pittsburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pittsburg it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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