One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant sweet potato vine in Lakewood by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Sweet Potato Vine do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

In Lakewood the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lakewood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lakewood it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your sweet potato vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lakewood

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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