Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Winston-Salem you can determine when it's a good idea to plant aubretia by reviewing 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.

You can plant aubretia quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Winston-Salem 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Winston-Salem. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winston-Salem is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winston-Salem there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your aubretia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winston-Salem

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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