One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 figure out when it's possible to plant bower vine by looking at the USDA zone info for Holmes Beach.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

You can not plant bower vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Holmes Beach 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your bower vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Holmes Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Holmes Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Holmes Beach last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Holmes Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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