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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant bower vine is to look at the USDA zone info for Lexington.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Since bower vine are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Lexington 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Lexington the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lexington is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lexington it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bower vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lexington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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