When to Plant Purple Bell Vines in Pickerington, OH

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 purple bell vines in Pickerington can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Purple Bell Vines

Frost tolerance for purple bell vines: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant purple bell vines just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant purple bell vines
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant purple bell vines
Probably not a good time to plant purple bell vines

The earliest that you can plant purple bell vines in Pickerington 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 purple bell vines and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your purple bell vines may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your purple bell vines indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pickerington. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pickerington is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pickerington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your purple bell vines if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pickerington

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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