When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Ceres, CA

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

You will be able to figure out when you can plant asparagus lettuce by looking at the USDA zone info for Ceres.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

Frost tolerance for asparagus lettuce: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

You can not plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant asparagus lettuce
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus lettuce
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus lettuce

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Ceres 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. Any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your asparagus lettuce indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Ceres. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ceres may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ceres it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ceres

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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