The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Olyphant you can determine when you can plant aurinia by looking at 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 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 Olyphant 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Olyphant. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Olyphant is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Olyphant it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your aurinia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Olyphant

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 Olyphant

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