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 opportunity to plant asparagus peas in Crossett should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant asparagus peas a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Crossett is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Crossett. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Crossett is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Crossett you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your asparagus peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crossett

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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.

Plants to Grow in Crossett

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