When to Plant Cigar Plant in Zone 9b

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

The first chance to plant cigar plant in Zone 9b should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Cigar Plant

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

It's a bad idea to plant cigar plant until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant cigar plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cigar plant
Probably not a good time to plant cigar plant

The earliest that you can plant cigar plant in Zone 9b is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cigar plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your cigar plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Zone 9b. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Zone 9b is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Zone 9b you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your cigar plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 9b

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 9b

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zone 9b.