Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant flowering tobacco by using the USDA zone info for Kennett Square.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

Flowering Tobacco require warm weather which tells us that you have 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 Kennett Square 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kennett Square. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kennett Square is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kennett Square there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kennett Square

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.

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