The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 Marksville should be figured out by looking at 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 has passed.

You can not plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Marksville 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Marksville. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marksville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Marksville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marksville

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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