When to Plant Bower Vine in Millersville, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant bower vine by using the USDA zone info for Millersville.


Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Bower Vine do not do well in cold weather which means that you have 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 bower vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bower vine
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The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Millersville 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. Starting your bower vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Millersville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Millersville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Millersville there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Millersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

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

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