When to Plant Morning Glory in Greenville, AL

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.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Greenville should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

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

You can not plant morning glory until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Greenville 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. If you wait 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Greenville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Greenville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Greenville it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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