When to Plant Moon Vine in Mahanoy City, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's a good idea to plant moon vine by reviewing the USDA zone info for Mahanoy City.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

Moon Vine do not do well in cold weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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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 Mahanoy City 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Mahanoy City. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mahanoy City is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mahanoy City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your moon vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mahanoy City

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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