Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 Sahuarita can be looked at to estimate when it's a good idea to plant asparagus.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus

Frost tolerance for asparagus:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus tend to make it in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant asparagus and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sahuarita. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sahuarita is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sahuarita last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sahuarita

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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