When to Plant Moon Vine in Kent, OH

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

A way of estimating when you can plant moon vine is to examine the USDA zone info for Kent.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

Frost tolerance for moon vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Moon Vine require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant moon vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant moon vine
Probably not a good time to plant moon vine

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Kent 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your moon vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Kent. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kent is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kent you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your moon vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kent

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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