One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The USDA zone info for Hitchcock should be looked at to figure out when 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.

You can not plant flowering tobacco until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Hitchcock 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 February 15 in Hitchcock. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hitchcock may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hitchcock it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hitchcock

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Hitchcock

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