Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant asparagus peas is to examine the USDA zone info for Carroll.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

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

Since asparagus peas do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Carroll 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. Any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Carroll. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carroll is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carroll there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your asparagus peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carroll

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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