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When to Plant Vinca Vine in North Aurora, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In North Aurora you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant vinca vine by looking at 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.

Vinca Vine tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant vinca vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant vinca vine
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The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in North Aurora 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. If you are starting your vinca vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for North Aurora and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in North Aurora you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Aurora

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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