The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tuscumbia you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet potato vine by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since sweet potato vine require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Tuscumbia. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Tuscumbia is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Tuscumbia last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tuscumbia

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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