Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant moon vine is to use the USDA zone info for Sullivan.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

Frost tolerance for moon vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably a bad idea to plant moon vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Sullivan 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sullivan. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sullivan is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sullivan last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your moon vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sullivan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Sullivan

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sullivan.