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.

The USDA zone info for Auburn can be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant angelonia.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Angelonia can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Auburn 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your angelonia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Auburn. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Auburn is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn

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.

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