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When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Cloverdale, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Cloverdale should be looked at to figure out when it's a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce.

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Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Asparagus lettuce do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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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 Cloverdale 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Cloverdale the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cloverdale is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cloverdale there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cloverdale

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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