One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower is to refer to the USDA zone info for Kennewick.

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.

Four-o-clock flower require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Kennewick 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Kennewick. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kennewick and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kennewick you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kennewick

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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