One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In North Aurora you can estimate when to plant sutera by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

Frost tolerance for sutera:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sutera slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

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

The last month that you can plant sutera and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sutera indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for North Aurora is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in North Aurora you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sutera 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

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