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

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant aubretia by looking at the USDA zone info for Dardanelle.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

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

Since aubretia are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Dardanelle 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 fully mature. If you are starting your aubretia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Dardanelle the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dardanelle is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Dardanelle last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your aubretia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dardanelle

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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