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

In Blakely you can determine when you can plant morning glory by reviewing 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant morning glory until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Blakely 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. Any later than that and your morning glory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your morning glory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Blakely. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Blakely is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Blakely you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Blakely

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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