Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant morning glory is to refer to the USDA zone info for Murphysboro.

Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

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

It's not a good idea to plant morning glory until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Murphysboro 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 really do well. If you are starting your morning glory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Murphysboro. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Murphysboro is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Murphysboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Murphysboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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