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

In Antioch you can determine when it's possible to plant aubretia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

Frost tolerance for aubretia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aubretia are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Antioch is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your aubretia 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 Antioch. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Antioch is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Antioch you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your aubretia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Antioch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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