The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant datura in Choctaw should be estimated by referring to 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.

You can plant datura a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant datura in Choctaw 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 really do well. Starting your datura indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Choctaw. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Choctaw is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Choctaw you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your datura if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Choctaw

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.

Plants to Grow in Choctaw

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Choctaw.