The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Auburn you can determine when you can plant morning glory by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

Frost tolerance for morning glory:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Morning Glory require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Auburn 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 morning glory and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your morning glory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Auburn. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Auburn may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Auburn you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your morning glory if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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