One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 Maple Heights should be determined 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.

Since datura are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Maple Heights 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your datura indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Maple Heights. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Maple Heights may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Maple Heights you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your datura if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maple Heights

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.

Plants to Grow in Maple Heights

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