When to Plant Cigar Plant in Mount Ephraim, NJ

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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Mount Ephraim you should be able to figure out when to plant cigar plant.


Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Cigar Plant are not cold tolerant which tells us that you really should 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 Mount Ephraim 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Ephraim. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mount Ephraim may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Ephraim it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Ephraim

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Mount Ephraim

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