When to Plant Moon Vine in Punxsutawney, PA

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

You should be able to determine when to plant moon vine by checking out the USDA zone info for Punxsutawney.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

Moon Vine are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Punxsutawney 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 fully mature. Starting your moon vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Punxsutawney the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Punxsutawney is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Punxsutawney last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your moon vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Punxsutawney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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