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When to Plant Morning Glory in Stone Park, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Stone Park you will be able to figure out when it's possible 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.

Morning Glory do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to 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 Stone Park 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 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Stone Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Stone Park and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Stone Park it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stone Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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