Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Downers Grove it's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant flowering tobacco.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

Since flowering tobacco are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Downers Grove 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Downers Grove. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Downers Grove is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Downers Grove last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Downers Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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