The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Midlothian you can estimate when you can plant vinca vine by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

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

Since vinca vine are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Midlothian 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 fully mature. 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 Midlothian. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Midlothian 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 Midlothian it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Midlothian

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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