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

A way of estimating when you can plant aurinia is to use the USDA zone info for New Albany.

Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

Aurinia do well in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in New Albany 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Albany. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Albany is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in New Albany last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your aurinia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in New Albany

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