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.

One way of making a decision about when to plant moon vine is to use the USDA zone info for Mount Airy.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

Frost tolerance for moon vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Moon Vine require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Mount Airy 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your moon vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Mount Airy. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Airy is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Airy it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your moon vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Airy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Mount Airy

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