Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant morning glory is to refer to the USDA zone info for Gonzales.

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 is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Gonzales is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. 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 few weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Gonzales. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Gonzales is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Gonzales there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your morning glory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gonzales

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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