When to Plant Morning Glory in Scarsdale, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 can determine when it's a good idea to plant morning glory in Scarsdale by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

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

Morning Glory do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost 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 Scarsdale 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Scarsdale the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Scarsdale is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Scarsdale there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scarsdale

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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