Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant cigar plant by using the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

Since cigar plant require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Corpus Christi 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 cigar plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cigar plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Corpus Christi. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Corpus Christi it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corpus Christi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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