One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant four-o-clock flower in Lufkin 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 the last frost.

You should not plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Lufkin 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Lufkin the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lufkin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lufkin there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lufkin

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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