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

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Bountiful can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Four O' Clock

Frost tolerance for four o' clock:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant four o' clock in Bountiful 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 and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your four o' clock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four o' clock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bountiful. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bountiful is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bountiful last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your four o' clock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bountiful

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bountiful

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