When to Plant Datura in Fulton, MO

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

One way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant datura is to look at the USDA zone info for Fulton.


Planting Calendar for Datura

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

You can plant datura slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant datura
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant datura
Probably not a good time to plant datura

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

Last Frost Date

In Fulton the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fulton is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fulton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your datura in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fulton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Fulton

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