Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Grand Forks you can estimate when to plant bower vine 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since bower vine require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in East Grand Forks 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. Any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in East Grand Forks. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for East Grand Forks is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in East Grand Forks it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Grand Forks

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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