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.

The USDA zone info for Sanford should be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant bower vine.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

You can not plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Sanford 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Sanford. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sanford is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sanford you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sanford

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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