One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Oak Lawn it's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant morning glory.

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.

Since morning glory require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Oak Lawn 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Oak Lawn. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Oak Lawn is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Oak Lawn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your morning glory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Lawn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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