Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Kingsburg you should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant sweet potato vine.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant sweet potato vine until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Kingsburg 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 sweet potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweet potato vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Kingsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kingsburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Kingsburg it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingsburg

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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