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

In Elizabeth City you can determine when it's a good idea to plant datura by checking out 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 moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Elizabeth City 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 fully mature. 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 Elizabeth City. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Elizabeth City is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elizabeth City you get a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your datura if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elizabeth City

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 Elizabeth City

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