When to Plant Morning Glory in Hopatcong, NJ

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.

The first opportunity to plant morning glory in Hopatcong should be determined 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.

You should not 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 Hopatcong 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 grow to maturity. 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 Hopatcong. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hopatcong is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hopatcong it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hopatcong

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

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

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