One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant asparagus fern by checking out the USDA zone info for Haines City.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

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

Asparagus Fern require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Haines City 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 fern and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Haines City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Haines City is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Haines City you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Haines City

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.

Plants to Grow in Haines City

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