One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Providence you can determine when you can 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.

Four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Providence 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. If you wait any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Providence. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Providence is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Providence last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Providence

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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