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.

One way of determining when you can plant bower vine is to look at the USDA zone info for Clarks Summit.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

It's not a good idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Clarks Summit 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 really do well. If you are starting your bower 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 Clarks Summit. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Clarks Summit is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clarks Summit you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bower vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clarks Summit

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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