One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant asparagus lettuce is to use the USDA zone info for Cabot.

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 are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Cabot 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. If you wait 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

In Cabot the average date of last frost happens on April 15. 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 Cabot is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cabot you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cabot

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Cabot

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