When to Plant Sweet Sultan in Flora, IL

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

In Flora you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet sultan by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sweet sultan slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant sweet sultan
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet sultan
Probably not a good time to plant sweet sultan

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Flora 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Flora. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Flora may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Flora you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet sultan in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Flora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°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 -5°F.

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