Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 datura in Canandaigua can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Datura are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Canandaigua 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. If you wait any later than that and your datura may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your datura indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Canandaigua. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Canandaigua is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Canandaigua there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your datura in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Canandaigua

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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