When to Plant Bower Vine in Johnstown, 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 best time to plant bower vine in Johnstown should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Bower Vine require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Johnstown 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. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Johnstown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Johnstown is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Johnstown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Johnstown

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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