When to Plant Bower Vine in Savannah, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant bower vine in Savannah by reviewing 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant bower vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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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 Savannah 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. Any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bower vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Savannah is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Savannah last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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