One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's the best time to plant cigar plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Santee.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Cigar Plant are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Santee 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Santee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Santee is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Santee it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your cigar plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santee

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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