One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant four o' clock in Dade City can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Four O' Clock

Frost tolerance for four o' clock:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since four o' clock do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Dade City 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 and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your four o' clock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Dade City is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dade City it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your four o' clock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dade City

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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