One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 fern in Coral Gables can be estimated 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Coral Gables is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. Any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your asparagus fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Coral Gables. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Coral Gables and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Coral Gables you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coral Gables

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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