When to Plant Datura in Fostoria, OH

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Fostoria can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

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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 do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant datura
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant datura
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The earliest that you can plant datura in Fostoria 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 grow to maturity. Starting your datura indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fostoria. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fostoria may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fostoria it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your datura in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fostoria

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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