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

In Ocean Springs you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant bower vine by checking out 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.

It's not a good idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Ocean Springs 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Ocean Springs. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ocean Springs is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ocean Springs last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your bower vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Ocean Springs

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