Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant vinca vine by checking out the USDA zone info for Holmes Beach.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Vinca Vine do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Holmes Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Holmes Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Holmes Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Holmes Beach last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your vinca 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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