Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Alpine it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant bower vine.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

You should not plant bower vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Alpine 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Alpine. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Alpine is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Alpine it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your bower vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alpine

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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