One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant lotus vine is to consult the USDA zone info for Carrollton.

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 tend to make it in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Carrollton 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Carrollton. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carrollton is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Carrollton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your lotus vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carrollton

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.

Plants to Grow in Carrollton

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