One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 chance to plant asparagus peas in Carlsbad can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus peas are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Carlsbad 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 peas and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Carlsbad. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carlsbad is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carlsbad there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your asparagus peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carlsbad

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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