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.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant four o' clock is to look at the USDA zone info for Hollywood.

Planting Calendar for Four O' Clock

Frost tolerance for four o' clock:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Four O' Clock require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Hollywood 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 four o' clock and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four o' clock may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your four o' clock indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Hollywood. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hollywood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hollywood last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your four o' clock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hollywood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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