When to Plant Bower Vine in Grafton, WV

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Grafton should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant bower vine.

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Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Bower Vine do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant bower vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bower vine
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The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Grafton 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 fully mature. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Grafton. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Grafton and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grafton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grafton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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