When to Plant Bower Vine in Totowa, NJ

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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Totowa you should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant bower vine.

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Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant bower vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Totowa 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Totowa. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Totowa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Totowa last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Totowa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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