One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant bower vine by referring to the USDA zone info for Mathis.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

Frost tolerance for bower vine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since bower vine do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Mathis 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Mathis. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mathis is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mathis you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bower vine in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mathis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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