One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 opportunity to plant flowering tobacco in Palm Beach Gardens can 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 are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Palm Beach Gardens 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. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your flowering tobacco if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

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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