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.

One way of determining when it's possible to plant aubretia is to consult the USDA zone info for Raymore.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

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

Aubretia are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Raymore 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. If you wait any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your aubretia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Raymore the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Raymore is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Raymore you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your aubretia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Raymore

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.

Plants to Grow in Raymore

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