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

In Maumelle you can figure out when to plant vinca vine by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since vinca vine do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Maumelle is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Maumelle is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Maumelle there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maumelle

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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