The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant aubretia in Siler City by referring to 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.

Aubretia do ok in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Siler City 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Siler City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Siler City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Siler City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your aubretia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Siler City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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