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.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant vinca vine by looking at the USDA zone info for New Albany.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

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

Vinca Vine are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in New Albany is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. Any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your vinca vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Albany. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Albany is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Albany last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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