The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fayetteville you can determine when it's a good idea to plant cigar plant by referring to 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.

Cigar Plant require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Fayetteville is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cigar plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Fayetteville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fayetteville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fayetteville there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your cigar plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fayetteville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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