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

In Sherwood you can determine when to plant flower-of-an-hour by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant flower-of-an-hour slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Sherwood 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 flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sherwood. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sherwood is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sherwood last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sherwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

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

Plants to Grow in Sherwood

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