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.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower in New Baltimore by referring to 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in New Baltimore 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

In New Baltimore the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Baltimore is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Baltimore you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Baltimore

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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