Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant aurinia by looking at the USDA zone info for Lebanon.

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 much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Lebanon 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Lebanon. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lebanon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lebanon there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your aurinia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Lebanon

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