Morning glory?

ok we just bought a house and i have lots of morning glory seeds i have picked from other plants. here is my ? when is a good time to plant, where is the best place to plant and how do i make them grow?? i am trying this green thumb thing and i just love how morning glory look...please help me make them grow and keep them alive!!!!!

Morning glory?
Hello,


I love morning glories too-but be cautious. As a landscaper for many years, I feel compelled to warn you that they can be wildly invasive. Even though they are technically classified as an annual flower in many zones, they often invade and twine around entire beds of plants and shrubs without having planted them in that location. They may return year after year. Also they can travel from yard to yard and cover long distances. A neighbor's vine could be the culprit. If you must plant them-I would try containing them to pots or containers. You can sink a pot two thirds of the way into the soil and remove it at season's end. There's still the problem of seeds dropping or becoming airborne-so think it through.





For me, there are two ways to view the problem.





1. They create employment opportunities for me like weeding followed by heavy mulching.





2.They could easily destroy the beautiful garden bed I created in a prior season.





Check out these alternatives that are easy, prolific and non invasive. (Links below-and yes, I've tried and personally recommend these other climbers) You can enjoy the same beauty without the headache of tearing them out of unwanted areas year after year. Good luck and please, don't let this response discourage your gardening impulses or dampen your spirit. It's a hobby that will give you a lifetime of pleasure.
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Reply:Yes indeed, morning glories can spread quite rampantly. However, I found that if I plant them in a singular location, let them bloom, and than cut the seed pods off in the fall, they did not spread to other locations. I put them on a trellis that was bordered by sidewalk. I had lovely morning glories and they did not spread. They did reseed themselves the following year but I allowed and wanted them to do just that. They did not spread to anywhere else in my yard. The key to keep them from spreading is to pull them up in the Fall, clean up the seed pods and burn the vines. They are not as wildly invasive as gardener would have you believe.
Reply:In most areas of the country, Morning Glories are annuals. That means you should plant them in the spring after all danger of frost. Soak the seeds overnight first and then plant them. They like partial sun best, but do well about anywhere. Do not fertilize them after the end of June or so, or you will get all vine and little flower.
Reply:well I'm in Australia and here morning glory is a weed,it takes over all the plant life by all the rivers an strangles other plant life,it takes over everything, if you plant it you will be forever trimming and maintaining it.
Reply:In about march, soak them in water for two or three days, till they start to sprout, then put them in the ground, east or south side is best. Water them every few days to keep them moist but not soggy. By late April you should see them coming up good. Get them a trellis to grow on. Kathy in Tucson
Reply:I live in Mich zone 5 and I plant morning glories I LOVE EM!!! there are 2 kinds 1 is a annual that you plant after the danger of frost. I soak my seeds in the house on a paper towel first until they germinate. Then plant them where I want the invasive climbers for the season. At the end of the season ripe them out. They wont come back even if they seed unless they are the wild brand. That is another Wild morning glory that has a smaller flower and it does invade EVERYTHING but if you just keep pulling them out and they come back with a vengeance every year.
Reply:Plant something else these things will spread everywhere and are very hard to get rid of. If you do decide to plant wait until spring. One suggestion other than morning glories is a plant called "Moon plant". They bloom in the evenings during the summer and they will produce seeds that can be planted the next spring.