The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant moon vine is to check out the USDA zone info for Valparaiso.

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 the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Valparaiso 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Valparaiso is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Valparaiso there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your moon vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Valparaiso

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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