When to Plant Morning Glory in Passaic, NJ

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.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant morning glory by using the USDA zone info for Passaic.


Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

Frost tolerance for morning glory: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to 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 Passaic 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 the last frost is on April 15 in Passaic. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Passaic is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Passaic you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Passaic

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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