One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 Copperas Cove you can determine when it's the best time to plant sweet potato vine by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

Frost tolerance for sweet potato vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since sweet potato vine do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant sweet potato vine in Copperas Cove 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 potato vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet potato vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet potato vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Copperas Cove. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Copperas Cove is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Copperas Cove there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet potato vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Copperas Cove

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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