When to Plant Vinca Vine in Georgetown, TX

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when to plant vinca vine is to look at the USDA zone info for Georgetown.


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 tend to make it in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant vinca vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant vinca vine
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The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Georgetown is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your vinca vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Georgetown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Georgetown may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Georgetown you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your vinca vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Georgetown

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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.

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