One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lawrenceville should be looked at to determine when to plant asparagus lettuce.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Lawrenceville 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 really do well. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lawrenceville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceville

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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