Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant lotus vine by checking out the USDA zone info for Kenai.

Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Lotus Vine can survive in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Kenai 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Kenai. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Kenai is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kenai there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lotus vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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