Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Hudson can be figured out by checking out 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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Hudson 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. Any later than that and your datura may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your datura indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hudson is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hudson it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your datura in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hudson

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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