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

In Carson you can estimate when it's possible to plant aurinia by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

Aurinia do ok in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Carson 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aurinia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your aurinia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Carson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Carson is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carson last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to protect your aurinia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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