When to Plant Moon Vine in Wytheville, VA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for Wytheville can be used to determine when you can plant moon vine.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

Frost tolerance for moon vine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant moon vine until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant moon vine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant moon vine
Probably not a good time to plant moon vine

The earliest that you can plant moon vine in Wytheville 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 moon vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your moon vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your moon vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wytheville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wytheville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wytheville last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your moon vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wytheville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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