One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 way of determining when it's the best time to plant moon vine is to use the USDA zone info for Breckenridge.

Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

Moon Vine require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Breckenridge 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your moon vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Breckenridge. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Breckenridge is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Breckenridge you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your moon vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Breckenridge

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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