One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 lettuce in Cave Creek can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Cave Creek is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Cave Creek. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cave Creek may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Cave Creek it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cave Creek

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Cave Creek

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