When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Winterville, NC

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Winterville should be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant sweet potato vine.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Sweet Potato Vine are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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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 Winterville 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 fully mature. If you are starting your sweet potato vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Winterville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Winterville 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 Winterville it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winterville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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