One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sebastian you can figure out when to plant four-o-clock flower by reviewing 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.

Four-o-clock flower require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Sebastian 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. If you wait 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sebastian the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sebastian is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sebastian there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sebastian

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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