When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Deer Park, TX

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.

You can determine when you can plant four-o-clock flower in Deer Park by using 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 all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant four-o-clock flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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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 Deer Park 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Deer Park. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Deer Park and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Deer Park last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Deer Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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