One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant vinca vine is to check out the USDA zone info for Trenton.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Trenton 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Trenton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Trenton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Trenton

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.

Plants to Grow in Trenton

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