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

In Fort Payne you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant moon vine by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant moon vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Fort Payne 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your moon vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fort Payne. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Payne may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Payne last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your moon vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Payne

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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