One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant vinca vine by reviewing the USDA zone info for Prosper.

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 just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Prosper 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. If you wait any later than that and your vinca vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your vinca vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Prosper. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Prosper is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prosper there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your vinca vine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prosper

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.

Plants to Grow in Prosper

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