The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for East Aurora should be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant nolana.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Nolana do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in East Aurora is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana 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.

Since the USDA zone info for East Aurora is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in East Aurora you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nolana 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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