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.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant lettuce is to use the USDA zone info for North Aurora.

Planting Calendar for Lettuce

Frost tolerance for lettuce:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lettuce are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lettuce in North Aurora 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in North Aurora. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for North Aurora is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in North Aurora you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North 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 North Aurora

You may be interested in your other planting guides for North Aurora.