One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant aubrieta by looking at the USDA zone info for Flowood.

Planting Calendar for Aubrieta

Frost tolerance for aubrieta:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant aubrieta a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant aubrieta in Flowood 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 aubrieta and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your aubrieta may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your aubrieta indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Flowood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Flowood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Flowood it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your aubrieta if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Flowood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Flowood

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