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When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Homestead, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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 USDA zone info for Homestead should be looked at to determine 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Four-o-clock flower require warm weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost 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 Homestead 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Homestead. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Homestead is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Homestead last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Homestead

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Homestead

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Homestead.