One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant aurinia by looking at the USDA zone info for Bellevue.

Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

Since aurinia are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Bellevue 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bellevue may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bellevue you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your aurinia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellevue

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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