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.

The first opportunity to plant four-o-clock flower in Lindenhurst should be figured out by checking out 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.

Since four-o-clock flower require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Lindenhurst 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Lindenhurst. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lindenhurst may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lindenhurst it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lindenhurst

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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