When to Plant Morning Glory in Lebanon, IN

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.

In Lebanon you can figure out when you can plant morning glory by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

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

You really shouldn't plant morning glory until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Lebanon 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lebanon. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lebanon is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lebanon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

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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