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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant aurinia in Archbald by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Aurinia

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

You can plant aurinia a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Archbald 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. If you wait any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your aurinia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Archbald. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Archbald is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Archbald last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your aurinia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Archbald

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Archbald

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