When to Plant Morning Glory in Pleasant Garden, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant morning glory in Pleasant Garden can be figured out 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 are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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 Pleasant Garden 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pleasant Garden. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pleasant Garden is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pleasant Garden you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your morning glory if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasant Garden

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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