One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 estimate when to plant sweet potatos in Farmington by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potatos

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

You can not plant sweet potatos until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potatos in Farmington 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 sweet potatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet potatos may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sweet potatos indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Farmington. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Farmington is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Farmington last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet potatos in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

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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