One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant purple bell vines by referring to the USDA zone info for Briarcliff Manor.

Planting Calendar for Purple Bell Vines

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

Purple Bell Vines are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant purple bell vines in Briarcliff Manor 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 purple bell vines and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your purple bell vines may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple bell vines indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Briarcliff Manor is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Briarcliff Manor there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your purple bell vines if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Briarcliff Manor

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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