When to Plant Morning Glory in Millersville, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when you can plant morning glory is to consult the USDA zone info for Millersville.


Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

Frost tolerance for morning glory: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since morning glory are not cold tolerant it's 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 Millersville 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Millersville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Millersville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Millersville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your morning glory if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Millersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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