When to Plant Moon Vine in Woodlake, CA

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

You can determine when you can plant moon vine in Woodlake by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's a bad idea to plant moon vine until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant moon vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant moon vine
Probably not a good time to plant moon vine

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

Last Frost Date

In Woodlake the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Woodlake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Woodlake you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your moon vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodlake

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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