One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Fountain Valley 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 means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Fountain Valley 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. If you wait any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your vinca vine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Fountain Valley the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fountain Valley is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fountain Valley you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your vinca vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fountain Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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