Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Chapel Hill can be determined by referring to 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 has passed.

Since bower vine require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Chapel Hill 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. 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Chapel Hill. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Chapel Hill is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Chapel Hill you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chapel Hill

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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