Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant four-o-clock flower in Pearsall 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.

You really shouldn't plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Pearsall 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. Any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your four-o-clock flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pearsall is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pearsall last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pearsall

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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