One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Menlo Park you can figure out when to plant morning glory by checking out 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.

It's not a good idea to plant morning glory until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Menlo Park is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your morning glory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Menlo Park. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Menlo Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Menlo Park there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your morning glory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Menlo Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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