When to Plant Vinca Vine in Inver Grove Heights, MN

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

In Inver Grove Heights you can estimate when it's the best time to plant vinca vine by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant vinca vine a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Inver Grove Heights is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Inver Grove Heights the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Inver Grove Heights you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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