When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Owasso, OK

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant four-o-clock flower in Owasso should be figured out by referring to 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.

Since four-o-clock flower require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Owasso 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Owasso the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Owasso may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Owasso it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Owasso

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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