When to Plant Aubretia in Grandview, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 Grandview you can determine when it's a good idea to plant aubretia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Aubretia

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

Since aubretia are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Grandview 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Grandview. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Grandview is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grandview you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your aubretia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grandview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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