When to Plant Bower Vine in Boaz, AL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Boaz should be figured out by looking at 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.

Since bower vine require warm weather you need to wait until 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
Probably not a good time to plant bower vine

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Boaz 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. If you are starting your bower vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Boaz. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boaz is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Boaz last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Boaz

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

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

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