When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Burlingame, CA

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.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Burlingame can be estimated by referring to 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.

Four-o-clock flower require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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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 Burlingame is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. Any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Burlingame. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Burlingame and it is different every year. Half of the time in Burlingame last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burlingame

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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