One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Brenham you will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant aubrieta.

Planting Calendar for Aubrieta

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

Aubrieta do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubrieta in Brenham is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aubrieta and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your aubrieta may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aubrieta indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Brenham. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Brenham is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Brenham you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your aubrieta if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brenham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

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