When to Plant Cigar Plant in Zebulon, NC

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant cigar plant in Zebulon can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since cigar plant do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Zebulon 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. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your cigar plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Zebulon the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Zebulon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Zebulon there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Zebulon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

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

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