When to Plant Morning Glory in Hernando, MS

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant morning glory in Hernando by checking out 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 has passed.

Since morning glory require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer 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 Hernando 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 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 Hernando. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hernando is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hernando it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your morning glory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hernando

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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