One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant sweet sultan by looking at the USDA zone info for Sallisaw.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Sultan do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Sallisaw 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet sultan may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sallisaw. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sallisaw is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sallisaw you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet sultan if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sallisaw

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Sallisaw

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