One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Lewisville should be estimated 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 the last frost.

Since four o' clock require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Lewisville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four o' clock may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lewisville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lewisville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lewisville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your four o' clock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lewisville

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.

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