When to Plant Purple Bell Vines in Grover Beach, CA

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

The first opportunity to plant purple bell vines in Grover Beach should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Purple Bell Vines

Frost tolerance for purple bell vines: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant purple bell vines slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant purple bell vines
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant purple bell vines
Probably not a good time to plant purple bell vines

The earliest that you can plant purple bell vines in Grover Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant purple bell vines and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your purple bell vines may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your purple bell vines indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Grover Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Grover Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Grover Beach you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your purple bell vines if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grover Beach

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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