When to Plant Morning Glory in Inver Grove Heights, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

A common way of estimating when you can plant morning glory is to check out the USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights.

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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 are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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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 Inver Grove Heights 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. Any later than that and your morning glory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Inver Grove Heights. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Inver Grove Heights it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your morning glory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

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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