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 estimating when you can plant moon vine is to use the USDA zone info for Social Circle.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's a bad idea to plant moon vine until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Social Circle 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. If you wait any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your moon vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Social Circle. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Social Circle is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Social Circle last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your moon vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Social Circle

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.

Plants to Grow in Social Circle

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