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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant asparagus is to use the USDA zone info for Windsor Heights.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus

Frost tolerance for asparagus:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus in Windsor Heights 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 and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your asparagus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Windsor Heights. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Windsor Heights is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Windsor Heights you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Windsor Heights

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.

Plants to Grow in Windsor Heights

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Windsor Heights.