When to Plant Aurinia in Winnemucca, NV

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

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant aurinia is to use the USDA zone info for Winnemucca.


Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

Since aurinia do well in cold you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant aurinia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant aurinia
Probably not a good time to plant aurinia

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Winnemucca 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. Starting your aurinia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Winnemucca. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Winnemucca is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Winnemucca there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your aurinia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winnemucca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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