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.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Milan can be figured out by reviewing 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.

Since cigar plant require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Milan 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 fully mature. If you are starting your cigar plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Milan. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Milan is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Milan last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Milan

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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