One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A way of estimating when you can plant lotus vine is to use the USDA zone info for Overland Park.

Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since lotus vine are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Overland Park is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Overland Park. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Overland Park is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Overland Park you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your lotus vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Overland Park

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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