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

The best time to plant datura in Amory should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

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.

Datura do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Amory 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. If you wait any later than that and your datura may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your datura indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Amory. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Amory may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Amory you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your datura in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Amory

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Amory

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