One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Uvalde can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

Frost tolerance for aubretia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since aubretia are very cold tolerant you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Uvalde 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 aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Uvalde. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Uvalde is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Uvalde last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your aubretia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Uvalde

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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