Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant asparagus lettuce in Youngtown by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

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

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Youngtown 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 Youngtown. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Youngtown may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Youngtown there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Youngtown

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.

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