One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant aurinia in Brookings by checking out 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.

Since aurinia do well in cold you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Brookings is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Brookings the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Brookings is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookings there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your aurinia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookings

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Brookings

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Brookings.