When to Plant Flower-of-an-Hour in Price, UT

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when you can plant flower-of-an-hour by referring to the USDA zone info for Price.


Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since flower-of-an-hour do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Probably not a good time to plant flower-of-an-hour

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Price 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 flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Price. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Price may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Price there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Price

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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