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

In Egg Harbor City you can estimate when it's the best time to plant aubretia by referring to 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.

You can plant aubretia much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Egg Harbor City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aubretia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Egg Harbor City. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Egg Harbor City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Egg Harbor City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your aubretia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Egg Harbor City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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