When to plant morning glory in Atlanta, Georgia

March 24 – April 7

Direct-sow outdoors · typical Atlanta year

Climate basis: NOAA station Atlanta Fulton Co AP, GA (USW00003888), 8 mi (13 km) from downtown Atlanta (ZCTA 30303 centroid), elevation 840 ft, on the 1991–2020 climate normals. Direct-sow morning glory from approximately the dates above, anchored to the median last spring 32°F freeze (March 24). One year in ten still freezes after April 10.

Last spring freezeMarch 241-in-10 after Apr 10
First fall freezeNovember 81-in-10 before Oct 27
Frost-free season231 daysmedian at 32°F
Hard freeze, 28°Mar 9Nov 20kills even hardy greens
USDA zone8a10 to 15°F winter low not frost timing

The Atlanta year

Direct-sow outdoorsMar 24 – Apr 7
  • indoors under lights
  • in the garden
  • frost-free season
  • 1-in-10 years still freeze to Apr 10
Morning glory in Atlanta · freeze context from Atlanta Fulton Co AP, GA, 1991–2020 normals.

Every method, with its sources

Direct-sow outdoors

Mar 24 – Apr 7

Iowa State University Extension lists morning glory by name among annuals to direct-seed "after the threat of frost is past in the spring", and Colorado State's seed-starting table asterisks morning glory as best suited to direct seeding, placing it two weeks before the frost-free date; the registry's reconciliation policy takes the later, more frost-conservative Iowa State interval for this frost-tender vine. Anchored to the median last spring freeze (Mar 24). Iowa State University Extension and Outreach · Colorado State University Extension

Start seeds indoors

Not calculated

No indoor-start window is encoded because Colorado State's asterisk flags morning glory as best suited to direct seeding rather than an indoor start.

Transplant outdoors

Not calculated

The cited extension guides do not time an outdoor transplanting window for this crop.

Fall planting

Not calculated

No source-backed fall planting rule exists for this crop in the registry, so no fall window is calculated.

These windows describe typical years (1991–2020 climate normals), not this year's forecast. Freezes happen outside them — especially in frost pockets, valleys, and urban edges. Watch the forecast before committing tender plants.

This week, not a typical year:
Crop rule sources (2)

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