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.

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant dusty miller is to examine the USDA zone info for East Aurora.

Planting Calendar for Dusty Miller

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

Dusty Miller do well in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in East Aurora. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for East Aurora is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in East Aurora there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dusty miller if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Aurora

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.

Plants to Grow in East Aurora

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