The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant four-o-clock flower by using the USDA zone info for Pitman.

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 has passed.

You should not plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Pitman 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pitman. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pitman is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pitman there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pitman

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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