One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Taylor you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant bower vine by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Bower Vine are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Taylor 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. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Taylor. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Taylor is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Taylor it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Taylor

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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