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.

The USDA zone info for Elizabeth can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant datura.

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 a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Elizabeth 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. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Elizabeth. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Elizabeth is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Elizabeth there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your datura if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elizabeth

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.

Plants to Grow in Elizabeth

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Elizabeth.