One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant bower vine in Lafayette can be figured out by using 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.

Bower Vine require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Lafayette 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Lafayette. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lafayette is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Lafayette it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lafayette

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.

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