When to Plant Sweet Potato Vine in Archbald, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Archbald you can figure out when you can plant sweet potato vine by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Since sweet potato vine are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Archbald. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Archbald is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Archbald there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sweet potato vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Archbald

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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