One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 best time to plant bower vine in Elberton can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Since bower vine are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Elberton 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Elberton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Elberton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Elberton you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elberton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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