One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 figuring out when you can plant aubretia is to look at the USDA zone info for Albany.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

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

Aubretia are very cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Albany. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Albany is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Albany you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your aubretia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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