Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Wabash you should 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 when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Wabash 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. If you wait any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wabash. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wabash is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wabash last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wabash

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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