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 bower vine in Round Lake should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Round Lake is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Round Lake. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Round Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Round Lake there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bower vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Round Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Round Lake

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