Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 to plant bower vine in Mount Pleasant by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant bower vine until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Mount Pleasant 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 bower vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bower vine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bower vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mount Pleasant. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Pleasant there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

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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