When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Haines City, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 determine when you can plant sweet potato vine in Haines City by using the USDA zone info.

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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.

You can not plant sweet potato vine until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant sweet potato vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet potato vine
Probably not a good time to plant sweet potato vine

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Haines City 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. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Haines City. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Haines City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Haines City you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Haines City

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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