When to Plant Vinca Vine in Emeryville, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant vinca vine in Emeryville can be determined by referring to 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.

Vinca Vine do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant vinca vine
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The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Emeryville is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Emeryville. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Emeryville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Emeryville there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your vinca vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Emeryville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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