One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 first opportunity to plant moon vine in Alpharetta should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

Frost tolerance for moon vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Alpharetta is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your moon vine indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Alpharetta. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Alpharetta is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Alpharetta it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your moon vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alpharetta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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