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

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Woodland can be used to figure out when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower.


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.

Since four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Woodland 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Woodland. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Woodland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Woodland you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Woodland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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