When to Plant Morning Glory in Hugo, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Hugo you will be able to figure out when you can plant morning glory.

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Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

Frost tolerance for morning glory: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Since morning glory require warm weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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Legend 
A good time to plant morning glory
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant morning glory
Probably not a good time to plant morning glory

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Hugo is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant morning glory and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your morning glory may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your morning glory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Hugo the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hugo may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hugo you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hugo

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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