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.

In Conover you can estimate when you can plant flower-of-an-hour by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant flower-of-an-hour a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Conover is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Conover. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Conover is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Conover last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Conover

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Conover

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