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When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Highland, IN

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Highland should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Sweet Potato Vine do not do well in cold weather which means that you need 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 sweet potato vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet potato vine
Probably not a good time to plant sweet potato vine

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Highland 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 sweet potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Highland and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Highland you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your sweet potato vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Highland

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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