Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cobleskill you can figure out when you can plant sweet potato vine by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Sweet Potato Vine are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Cobleskill 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 potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cobleskill is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cobleskill there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet potato vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cobleskill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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