Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Orting you can figure out when it's possible to plant sweet potato vine by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Potato Vine

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

Since sweet potato vine are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Orting. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Orting may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Orting it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sweet potato vine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orting

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Orting

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