When to Plant Bower Vine in Anamosa, IA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant bower vine in Anamosa by checking out 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.

Bower Vine require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant bower vine
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The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Anamosa 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Anamosa. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Anamosa is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Anamosa last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Anamosa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

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

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