One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when you can plant aubretia by checking out the USDA zone info for Center Line.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

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

Aubretia can survive in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Center Line 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 aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aubretia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your aubretia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Center Line. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Center Line is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Center Line it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your aubretia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Center Line

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 Center Line

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Center Line.