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

In Brandon you can estimate when to plant vinca vine by looking at 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 do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Brandon is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your vinca vine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Brandon. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brandon may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Brandon you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brandon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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