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When to Plant Aurinia in Machesney Park, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Machesney Park should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's the best time to plant aurinia.

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Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

Since aurinia are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant aurinia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant aurinia
Probably not a good time to plant aurinia

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Machesney Park 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aurinia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Machesney Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Machesney Park and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Machesney Park there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your aurinia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Machesney Park

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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