When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Palm Beach, FL

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.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Palm Beach should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Since asparagus lettuce are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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 Palm Beach 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Palm Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Beach is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Palm Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach

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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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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