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.

In Hudson Falls you can determine when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower by reviewing 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant four-o-clock flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Hudson Falls 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 few weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hudson Falls. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hudson Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hudson Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hudson Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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