Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Layton you can figure out when to plant flower-of-an-hour by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since flower-of-an-hour are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Layton is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Layton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Layton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Layton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your flower-of-an-hour if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Layton

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.

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