One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 the best time to plant four o' clock in Waynesboro by checking out the USDA zone info.

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.

Since four o' clock do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Waynesboro 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. If you wait any later than that and your four o' clock may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your four o' clock indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Waynesboro. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Waynesboro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Waynesboro you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your four o' clock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waynesboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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