The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Duluth you can figure out when you can plant asparagus peas by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus peas tend to make it in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Duluth 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 peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Duluth. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Duluth is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Duluth last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus peas if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Duluth

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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