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

You can estimate when you can plant flowering tobacco in El Reno by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Flowering Tobacco do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in El Reno 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in El Reno. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for El Reno is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in El Reno you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your flowering tobacco in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Reno

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 El Reno

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