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

The best time to plant flowering tobacco in Mishawaka can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Flowering Tobacco require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Mishawaka 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mishawaka. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Mishawaka and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mishawaka you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your flowering tobacco if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mishawaka

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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