One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant four o' clock by reviewing the USDA zone info for Clarksville.

Planting Calendar for Four O' Clock

Frost tolerance for four o' clock:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant four o' clock until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Clarksville 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 and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your four o' clock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Clarksville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Clarksville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clarksville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your four o' clock in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Clarksville

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