When to Plant Vinca Vine in Ayden, NC

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant vinca vine is to refer to the USDA zone info for Ayden.


Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

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

Since vinca vine are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Ayden 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Ayden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ayden is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ayden you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ayden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Ayden

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