When to Plant Asparagus Fern in Sylacauga, AL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant asparagus fern in Sylacauga by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Since asparagus fern require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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Legend 
A good time to plant asparagus fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus fern
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus fern

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Sylacauga is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your asparagus fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sylacauga. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sylacauga is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sylacauga there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sylacauga

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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