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

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Aurora can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

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

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Aurora 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Aurora the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Aurora is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Aurora it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your moon vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aurora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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