The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant moon vine in Poughkeepsie should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

Since moon vine do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Poughkeepsie 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Poughkeepsie the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Poughkeepsie is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Poughkeepsie you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your moon vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Poughkeepsie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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