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 bower vine in Park Ridge can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

It's a bad idea to plant bower vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Park Ridge 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. 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 the last frost is on April 15 in Park Ridge. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Park Ridge

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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