One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant aurinia in Galena Park by reviewing 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Galena Park 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Galena Park. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Galena Park is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Galena Park there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your aurinia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Galena Park

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.

Plants to Grow in Galena Park

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Galena Park.