One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in High Springs should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Since asparagus lettuce do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in High Springs is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. Any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in High Springs. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for High Springs and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in High Springs last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for High Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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