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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant lotus vine by looking at the USDA zone info for Springfield.

Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Lotus Vine tend to make it in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Springfield 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Springfield. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Springfield is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Springfield there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lotus vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Springfield

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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