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.

You can estimate when you can plant nicotiana in Old Westbury by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nicotiana

Frost tolerance for nicotiana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since nicotiana require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nicotiana in Old Westbury 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 nicotiana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nicotiana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nicotiana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Old Westbury. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Old Westbury is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Old Westbury it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your nicotiana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Old Westbury

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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