When to Plant Lotus Vine in Sandersville, GA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant lotus vine is to refer to the USDA zone info for Sandersville.


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 means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant lotus vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lotus vine
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The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Sandersville 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 fully mature. Starting your lotus vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sandersville the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sandersville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sandersville it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your lotus vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sandersville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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