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

The first chance to plant four-o-clock flower in North Salt Lake should be determined 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in North Salt Lake 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in North Salt Lake. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for North Salt Lake is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in North Salt Lake you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Salt Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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