One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You can determine when you can plant flowering tobacco in Winter Springs by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since flowering tobacco require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Winter Springs 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. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Winter Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Springs

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 Winter Springs

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winter Springs.