One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant sweet potatos is to refer to the USDA zone info for Central Falls.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potatos

Frost tolerance for sweet potatos:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since sweet potatos do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potatos in Central Falls 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 sweet potatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet potatos may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweet potatos indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Central Falls. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Central Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Central Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet potatos if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Central Falls

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Central Falls

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