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 Aurora should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's possible to plant tagetes.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

Frost tolerance for tagetes:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant tagetes until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in Aurora is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tagetes and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tagetes may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tagetes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Aurora. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Aurora 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 Aurora you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your tagetes if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aurora

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.

Plants to Grow in Aurora

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