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

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant sweet sultan is to consult the USDA zone info for Fruitland.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Sultan do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Fruitland 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet sultan may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fruitland may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fruitland last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet sultan in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fruitland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Fruitland

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fruitland.