One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant four-o-clock flower in Boonville should be estimated 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Boonville 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Boonville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boonville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Boonville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boonville

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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