When to Plant Morning Glory in Jenkintown, PA

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

The first chance to plant morning glory in Jenkintown should be determined by using 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.

You really shouldn't plant morning glory until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Jenkintown 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 really do well. 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 Jenkintown. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jenkintown is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Jenkintown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jenkintown

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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