When to Plant Cigar Plant in Midland Park, NJ

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 first opportunity to plant cigar plant in Midland Park should be figured out by reviewing 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.

Cigar Plant do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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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 Midland Park 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cigar plant indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Midland Park. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Midland Park is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Midland Park last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Midland Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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