One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cedar Hill you can estimate when it's possible to plant purple bell vines by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Purple Bell Vines

Frost tolerance for purple bell vines:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since purple bell vines are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant purple bell vines in Cedar Hill 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 purple bell vines and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your purple bell vines may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple bell vines indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Cedar Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cedar Hill may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cedar Hill you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your purple bell vines if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cedar Hill

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.

Plants to Grow in Cedar Hill

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