When to Plant Flowering Tobacco in Zone 1a

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The best time to plant flowering tobacco in Zone 1a should be figured out by using 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.

You should not plant flowering tobacco until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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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 Zone 1a is June. However, you really should wait until July 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 July. If you wait any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your flowering tobacco indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on June 15 in Zone 1a. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -60°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Zone 1a is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Zone 1a you get a frost after June 15 be ready to protect your flowering tobacco in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 1a

Here is the info for USDA Zone 1a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)June 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)July 15
Lowest Expected Low-60°F
Highest Expected Low-55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -60°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -55°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 1a

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zone 1a.