One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant vinca vine by using the USDA zone info for Apache Junction.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

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

Vinca Vine do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Apache Junction 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. If you wait any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Apache Junction. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Apache Junction is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Apache Junction last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Apache Junction

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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