When to Plant Aurinia in Oak Grove, KY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Oak Grove you can estimate when it's the best time to plant aurinia by using 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.

You can plant aurinia quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant aurinia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant aurinia
Probably not a good time to plant aurinia

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Oak Grove 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. If you wait any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Oak Grove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your aurinia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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