One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant vinca vine by reviewing the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since vinca vine are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Ogdensburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ogdensburg you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your vinca vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ogdensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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