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.

In Fairhope you can determine when it's possible to plant bower vine 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since bower vine require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Fairhope 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fairhope the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fairhope is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fairhope last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairhope

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.

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