Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Tifton can be looked at to figure out when you can plant lotus vine.

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.

You can plant lotus vine slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Tifton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 March 15 in Tifton. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Tifton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tifton 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 Tifton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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