When to Plant Lotus Vine in Fairview, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You can determine when you can plant lotus vine in Fairview by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Lotus Vine are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant lotus vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lotus vine
Probably not a good time to plant lotus vine

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Fairview is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fairview. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fairview is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fairview you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lotus vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairview

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Fairview

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