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.

The first chance to plant aubretia in Ocean Shores can be determined by looking at 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 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 aubretia in Ocean Shores 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. If you wait any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aubretia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Ocean Shores the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ocean Shores is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ocean Shores you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your aubretia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean Shores

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 Ocean Shores

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