The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 Wisconsin Rapids can be reviewed to estimate when to plant vinca vine.

Planting Calendar for Vinca Vine

Frost tolerance for vinca vine:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant vinca vine a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant vinca vine in Wisconsin Rapids 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 vinca vine and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Wisconsin Rapids. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Wisconsin Rapids may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Wisconsin Rapids last frost occurs after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your vinca vine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wisconsin Rapids

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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