The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 determine when it's possible to plant four-o-clock flower in Mount Olive 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Four-o-clock flower require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Mount Olive 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. Any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Mount Olive the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mount Olive is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Mount Olive it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Olive

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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