Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant vinca vine in Madisonville by looking at the USDA zone info.

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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Madisonville 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your vinca vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Madisonville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Madisonville last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Madisonville

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.

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