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

In Brazil you can estimate when it's the best time to plant vinca vine by reviewing 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 moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Brazil 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. Any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Brazil may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Brazil you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brazil

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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