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

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant four-o-clock flower by checking out the USDA zone info for Spring Valley.

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 require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Spring Valley 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 really do well. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Spring Valley the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Spring Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Spring Valley it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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