The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Perth Amboy you can determine when to plant cigar plant 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.

Cigar Plant require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Perth Amboy 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. Any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Perth Amboy. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Perth Amboy may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy

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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