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.

The USDA zone info for Abbeville should be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant aubrieta.

Planting Calendar for Aubrieta

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

You can plant aubrieta just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant aubrieta in Abbeville 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. If you wait any later than that and your aubrieta may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aubrieta indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Abbeville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Abbeville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Abbeville there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your aubrieta if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Abbeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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