When to Plant Morning Glory in Lake Worth, FL

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.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Lake Worth should be determined 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Morning Glory require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of 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 Lake Worth is February. However, you really should wait until March 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. If you wait any later than that and your morning glory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your morning glory indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Lake Worth. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Worth may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Worth you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your morning glory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Worth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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