One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Fortuna can be reviewed to estimate when you can plant bower vine.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

It's a bad idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Fortuna 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Fortuna. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fortuna may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fortuna it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fortuna

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.

Plants to Grow in Fortuna

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