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.

A way of determining when you can plant four-o-clock flower is to examine the USDA zone info for Alamosa.

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 must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Alamosa is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 grow to maturity. 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 has passed is on May 15 in Alamosa. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Alamosa is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Alamosa there is a last frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alamosa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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