One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant vinca vine in Salt Lake City should be determined 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 mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Salt Lake 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 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 really do well. Starting your vinca vine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Salt Lake City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Salt Lake City and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Salt Lake City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your vinca vine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Salt Lake City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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