The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Brownsville can be read to determine when it's the best time to plant vinca vine.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Vinca Vine do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Brownsville is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. Any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Brownsville. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Brownsville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Brownsville last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your vinca vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brownsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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