One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Palmerton can be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant moon vine.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant moon vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Palmerton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Palmerton. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palmerton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Palmerton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your moon vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palmerton

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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