Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Ionia it's a good idea to figure out when you can plant cigar plant.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Since cigar plant are not cold tolerant 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 Ionia 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. 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

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Ionia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ionia is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ionia it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ionia

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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