The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant flowering tobacco by using the USDA zone info for Mukilteo.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

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

Since flowering tobacco require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Mukilteo 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Mukilteo. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mukilteo is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mukilteo you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mukilteo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Mukilteo

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