When to Plant Moon Vine in Cheyenne, WY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Cheyenne should be reffered to in order to determine when to plant moon vine.


Planting Calendar for Moon Vine

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

It's not a good idea to plant moon vine until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Cheyenne 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 fully mature. If you are starting your moon vine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Cheyenne the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cheyenne is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cheyenne it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your moon vine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheyenne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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