When to Plant Cigar Plant in Central Falls, RI

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant cigar plant in Central Falls by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Since cigar plant do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant cigar plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cigar plant
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The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Central Falls 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Central Falls. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Central Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Central Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your cigar plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Central Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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