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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Sutherlin you should be able to determine when it's possible to plant flowering tobacco.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since flowering tobacco require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Sutherlin 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your flowering tobacco indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sutherlin. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sutherlin is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sutherlin last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your flowering tobacco if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sutherlin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Sutherlin

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