The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Statesboro you will be able to estimate when it's the best time 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 has passed.

Since four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Statesboro is April. However, you really should wait until May 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. 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Statesboro. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Statesboro is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Statesboro it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Statesboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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