One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant bower vine in Edinburgh by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since bower vine do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Edinburgh 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Edinburgh. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Edinburgh is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Edinburgh there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Edinburgh

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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