One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant bower vine is to use the USDA zone info for Brookville.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant bower vine until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Brookville 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bower vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Brookville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brookville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your bower vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookville

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.

Plants to Grow in Brookville

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