When to Plant Bower Vine in Grand Blanc, MI

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when to plant bower vine by referring to the USDA zone info for Grand Blanc.


Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant bower vine until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant bower vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bower vine
Probably not a good time to plant bower vine

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Grand Blanc 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bower vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Grand Blanc the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grand Blanc is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grand Blanc it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Blanc

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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