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.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant bower vine by referring to the USDA zone info for Aberdeen.

Planting Calendar for Bower Vine

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

Bower Vine are not cold tolerant which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bower vine in Aberdeen is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your bower vine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your bower 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 February 15 in Aberdeen. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Aberdeen is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Aberdeen last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bower vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aberdeen

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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