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.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Missouri City should be determined by using 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.

Since lotus vine are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Missouri City 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 lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Missouri City. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Missouri City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Missouri City last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your lotus vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Missouri City

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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