When to Plant Cigar Plant in Winter Park, FL

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.

The first chance to plant cigar plant in Winter Park should be figured out by reviewing 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.

You can not plant cigar plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant cigar plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cigar plant
Probably not a good time to plant cigar plant

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Winter Park 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Winter Park. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Park is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Winter Park you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your cigar plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Park

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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