One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mckinney you can figure out when you can plant cigar plant by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

Frost tolerance for cigar plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant cigar plant until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Mckinney 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. 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. Starting your cigar plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mckinney. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mckinney is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mckinney there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mckinney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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