One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 flowering tobacco in Demarest should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

Flowering Tobacco do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Demarest 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Demarest. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Demarest is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Demarest you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Demarest

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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