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 best time to plant four-o-clock flower in Boerne should be determined 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since four-o-clock flower require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Boerne 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 grow to maturity. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Boerne. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boerne may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Boerne there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Boerne

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.

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