When to Plant Flowering Tobacco in Lebanon, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lebanon you can determine when it's possible to plant flowering tobacco by using 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant flowering tobacco until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant flowering tobacco
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering tobacco
Probably not a good time to plant flowering tobacco

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Lebanon 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. Starting your flowering tobacco indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Lebanon. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lebanon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Lebanon you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Lebanon

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