One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant sweet potato vine is to use the USDA zone info for Beaumont.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant sweet potato vine until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Beaumont 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 sweet potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Beaumont. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beaumont is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Beaumont you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beaumont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

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