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 Pharr you will be able to estimate when to plant aurinia.

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 very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Pharr 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aurinia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Pharr. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pharr is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pharr 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 Pharr

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Pharr

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