The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pecos you can determine when it's the best time to plant four-o-clock flower by looking at 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 has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Pecos. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Pecos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pecos you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pecos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pecos

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