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.

By using the USDA zone info for Maywood it's a good idea to estimate when to plant sweet potato vine.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Sweet Potato Vine are not cold tolerant which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Maywood 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 sweet potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Maywood. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Maywood 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 Maywood there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Maywood

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.

Plants to Grow in Maywood

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