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.

In Payson you can figure out when to plant asparagus fern by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant asparagus fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Payson 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Payson. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Payson is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Payson last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Payson

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.

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