One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Hollywood you can determine when it's possible to plant vinca vine by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant vinca vine a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Hollywood is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Hollywood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hollywood may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hollywood you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hollywood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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