One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant bower vine in Brainerd by using 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.

Bower Vine require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Brainerd is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Brainerd. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Brainerd and it is different every year. Half of the time in Brainerd you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brainerd

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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