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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant bower vine is to use the USDA zone info for Orange Park.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Since bower vine are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Orange Park 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Orange Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange Park is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange Park you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

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

Plants to Grow in Orange Park

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