One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant sweet potatos by looking at the USDA zone info for Bulverde.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potatos

Frost tolerance for sweet potatos:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since sweet potatos require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potatos in Bulverde 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 sweet potatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet potatos may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet potatos indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Bulverde. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bulverde is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bulverde last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sweet potatos in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bulverde

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Bulverde

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