One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 earliest that you can plant bower vine in Kilgore can 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 the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Kilgore 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. 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Kilgore. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kilgore is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Kilgore you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kilgore

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Kilgore

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