The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant vinca vine is to use the USDA zone info for Buffalo Grove.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant vinca vine a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Buffalo Grove is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Buffalo Grove. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Buffalo Grove and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Buffalo Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your vinca vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Buffalo Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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