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.

By using the USDA zone info for Moorhead it's possible to estimate when to plant aurinia.

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 cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Moorhead 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 May 15 in Moorhead. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Moorhead is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Moorhead there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your aurinia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moorhead

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Moorhead

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Moorhead.