One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The first chance to plant flowering tobacco in Sacramento should be figured out by referring to 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 has passed.

Since flowering tobacco do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Sacramento 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Sacramento. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sacramento is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sacramento there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your flowering tobacco in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sacramento

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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