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.

The first opportunity to plant morning glory in Valparaiso should be figured out by looking at 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.

Since morning glory require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Valparaiso 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 fully mature. Starting your morning glory indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Valparaiso. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Valparaiso and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Valparaiso you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your morning glory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Valparaiso

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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