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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet potato vine by looking at the USDA zone info for Elmsford.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Sweet Potato Vine require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Elmsford 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. Starting your sweet potato vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Elmsford is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Elmsford last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet potato vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elmsford

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 Elmsford

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