One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant vinca vine by reviewing the USDA zone info for Vinita.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

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

Vinca Vine do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Vinita is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your vinca vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Vinita the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Vinita is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Vinita you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your vinca vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vinita

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Vinita

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