When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Centerton, AR

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first chance to plant four-o-clock flower in Centerton can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Four-o-clock flower

Frost tolerance for four-o-clock flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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Legend 
A good time to plant four-o-clock flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four-o-clock flower
Probably not a good time to plant four-o-clock flower

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Centerton 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 flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Centerton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Centerton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Centerton last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Centerton

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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