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

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant bower vine by using the USDA zone info for Mobile.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Mobile 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 grow to maturity. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mobile. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mobile may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mobile last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mobile

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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