When to Plant Moon Vine in Hummelstown, 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.

The first chance to plant moon vine in Hummelstown should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant moon vine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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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 Hummelstown 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. Any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hummelstown. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hummelstown is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hummelstown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your moon vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hummelstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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