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.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant sweet sultan by referring to the USDA zone info for Farmington.

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.

You can plant sweet sultan slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Farmington 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 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. Starting your sweet sultan indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Farmington the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Farmington you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your sweet sultan in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

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

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