When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Bentonville, AR

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant sweet potato vine in Bentonville can be determined by referring to 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.

Sweet Potato Vine are not cold tolerant which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Bentonville 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bentonville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bentonville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bentonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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