One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Lafayette can be reffered to in order to determine when to plant cigar plant.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant cigar plant until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Lafayette 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lafayette. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lafayette is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lafayette you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your cigar plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lafayette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Lafayette

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