When to Plant Bower Vine in Somerton, AZ

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.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Somerton can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since bower vine require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Somerton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Somerton. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Somerton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Somerton you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somerton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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