When to Plant Lotus Vine in Colleyville, TX

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.

The first opportunity to plant lotus vine in Colleyville should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

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

You can plant lotus vine a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant lotus vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lotus vine
Probably not a good time to plant lotus vine

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Colleyville 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lotus vine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Colleyville and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Colleyville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lotus vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colleyville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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