Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lumberton you can determine when to plant morning glory 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 the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant morning glory until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Lumberton 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. If you are starting your morning glory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Lumberton. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lumberton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lumberton last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your morning glory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lumberton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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