When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Seagoville, TX

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Seagoville you can estimate when it's the best time to plant four-o-clock flower by referring to 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant four-o-clock flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold 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 Seagoville 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 really do well. If you are starting your four-o-clock flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Seagoville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Seagoville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Seagoville you get a 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 Seagoville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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