One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant aubrieta by looking at the USDA zone info for Eunice.

Planting Calendar for Aubrieta

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

Since aubrieta are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubrieta in Eunice is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aubrieta and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aubrieta may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aubrieta indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Eunice. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Eunice may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eunice it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your aubrieta in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eunice

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Eunice

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