When to Plant Aurinia in Birdsboro, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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.

In Birdsboro you can figure out when you can plant aurinia by reviewing 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.

Aurinia can survive in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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 Birdsboro 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Birdsboro is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Birdsboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your aurinia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Birdsboro

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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