When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Roxboro, NC

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.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Roxboro can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Since sweet potato vine require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sweet potato vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet potato vine
Probably not a good time to plant sweet potato vine

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Roxboro 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. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sweet potato vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Roxboro. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Roxboro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Roxboro last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your sweet potato vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Roxboro

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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