When to Plant Four O' Clock in Boulder City, NV

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant four o' clock in Boulder City should be estimated by referring to 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.

Four O' Clock require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant four o' clock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four o' clock
Probably not a good time to plant four o' clock

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Boulder City 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 four o' clock and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your four o' clock may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Boulder City. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Boulder City and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Boulder City there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your four o' clock in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boulder City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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