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.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Douglas can be estimated by looking at 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 a bad idea to plant flowering tobacco until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Douglas is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Douglas. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Douglas is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Douglas last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your flowering tobacco in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Douglas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Douglas

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