When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Hailey, ID

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

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Hailey can be determined 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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Legend 
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 Hailey 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 little bit earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hailey. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hailey is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hailey you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hailey

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

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

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