One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 first opportunity to plant asparagus peas in Council Bluffs should be figured out by looking at 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 do ok in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Council Bluffs 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 really do well. Starting your asparagus peas 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 Council Bluffs. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Council Bluffs is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Council Bluffs you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Council Bluffs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Council Bluffs

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