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 way of determining when it's possible to plant morning glory is to refer to the USDA zone info for Sherman.

Planting Calendar for Morning Glory

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

It's not a good idea to plant morning glory until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant morning glory in Sherman 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your morning glory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your morning glory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Sherman. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sherman is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sherman you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your morning glory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sherman

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Sherman

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sherman.