One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant cigar plant in Bedford should be figured out 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.

You should not plant cigar plant until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Bedford 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 little bit earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bedford. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bedford is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bedford it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bedford

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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