Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Progreso can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant nicotiana.

Planting Calendar for Nicotiana

Frost tolerance for nicotiana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Nicotiana do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nicotiana in Progreso 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 nicotiana and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nicotiana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nicotiana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Progreso. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Progreso is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Progreso it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your nicotiana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Progreso

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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