One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 Youngtown you can figure out when to plant moon vine by reviewing 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant moon vine until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Youngtown is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Youngtown. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Youngtown is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Youngtown you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your moon vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Youngtown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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