Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Manhattan you can figure out when you can plant cigar plant by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Cigar Plant are not cold tolerant which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Manhattan 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Manhattan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Manhattan 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 Manhattan there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Manhattan

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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