The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Show Low you can determine when it's possible to plant asparagus fern by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant asparagus fern until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Show Low 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your asparagus fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Show Low. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Show Low

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Show Low

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