One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The USDA zone info for Hialeah can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant lotus vine.

Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Lotus Vine are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Hialeah 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lotus vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Hialeah. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hialeah is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hialeah last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lotus vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hialeah

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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