The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Independence you can determine when it's a good idea to plant sweet potato vine by checking out 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since sweet potato vine are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Independence 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweet potato vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Independence is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Independence it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Independence

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.

Plants to Grow in Independence

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