One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Casa Grande you can estimate when you can plant moon vine by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

Since moon vine do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Casa Grande 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your moon vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Casa Grande is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Casa Grande it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your moon vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Casa Grande

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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