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

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant sweet potato vine by reviewing the USDA zone info for Yucaipa.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant sweet potato vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Yucaipa 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Yucaipa. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Yucaipa and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Yucaipa last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet potato vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yucaipa

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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