Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bella Vista can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

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

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Bella Vista 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bella Vista. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bella Vista is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bella Vista last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bella Vista

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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