When to Plant Bower Vine in Grain Valley, MO

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant bower vine by looking at the USDA zone info for Grain Valley.


Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant bower vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant bower vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bower vine
Probably not a good time to plant bower vine

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Grain Valley 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. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Grain Valley. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Grain Valley is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grain Valley it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grain Valley

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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