When to Plant Flowering Tobacco in Vinton, VA

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 can determine when it's possible to plant flowering tobacco in Vinton by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant flowering tobacco until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant flowering tobacco
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flowering tobacco
Probably not a good time to plant flowering tobacco

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Vinton 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 flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Vinton. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Vinton is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Vinton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vinton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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