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

In Lake Alfred you can estimate when you can plant cigar plant by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant cigar plant until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Lake Alfred 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Alfred. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Alfred is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake Alfred it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Alfred

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Alfred

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