One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 Appleton you can estimate when it's possible to plant cigar plant by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

You can not plant cigar plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Appleton 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. If you wait any later than that and your cigar plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your cigar plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Appleton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Appleton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Appleton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Appleton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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