When to Plant Aubrieta in Sand Springs, OK

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant aubrieta in Sand Springs by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Aubrieta

Frost tolerance for aubrieta: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Aubrieta tend to make it in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant aubrieta in Sand Springs 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 aubrieta and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your aubrieta may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aubrieta indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Sand Springs. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sand Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sand Springs you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your aubrieta in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sand Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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