Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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.

One way of making a decision about when to plant sweet potato vine is to look at the USDA zone info for Malden.

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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant sweet potato vine until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Malden 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. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Malden. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Malden is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Malden last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malden

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 Low	0°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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