One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant morning glory is to refer to the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi.

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 you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Corpus Christi is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. 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 February 15 in Corpus Christi. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Corpus Christi you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your morning glory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corpus Christi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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