One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Jersey City you can determine when you can plant vinca vine by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Vinca Vine do ok in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Jersey City is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jersey City. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Jersey City 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 Jersey City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jersey City

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

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