One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 you can plant flower-of-an-hour is to look at the USDA zone info for Clanton.

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.

Flower-of-an-Hour can survive in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Clanton 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. Any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Clanton. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Clanton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Clanton last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clanton

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 Clanton

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