When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Pratt, KS

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Pratt it's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant sweet potato vine.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Sweet Potato Vine do not do well in cold weather which means that you must 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 Pratt 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Pratt. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pratt is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pratt there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pratt

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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