Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grants you can determine when it's the best time to plant lotus vine by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant lotus vine a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Grants is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your lotus vine indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Grants is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grants it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your lotus vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grants

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 Low	0°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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