When to Plant Bower Vine in Greencastle, IN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first opportunity to plant bower vine in Greencastle can be estimated by looking at 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 has passed.

Bower Vine require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant bower vine
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The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Greencastle 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. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Greencastle is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Greencastle you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bower vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greencastle

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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