One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Douglasville you will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant asparagus lettuce.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

You should not plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Douglasville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Douglasville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Douglasville and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Douglasville last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Douglasville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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