One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant sweet potato vine is to look at the USDA zone info for Rocky Mount.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since sweet potato vine require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Rocky Mount 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 sweet potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Rocky Mount the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rocky Mount may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rocky Mount you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your sweet potato vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rocky Mount

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 Rocky Mount

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