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.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant asparagus peas in Union City by referring to 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 are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Union City 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. If you wait any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Union City. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Union City and it is different every year. Half of the time in Union City there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus peas in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Union City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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