When to Plant Four O' Clock in Prattville, AL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 estimate when it's a good idea to plant four o' clock by looking at the USDA zone info for Prattville.


Planting Calendar for Four O' Clock

Frost tolerance for four o' clock: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant four o' clock until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant four o' clock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four o' clock
Probably not a good time to plant four o' clock

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Prattville 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Prattville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prattville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your four o' clock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prattville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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