One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant asparagus peas by reviewing the USDA zone info for Orland Park.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

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

You can plant asparagus peas a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Orland Park 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Orland Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Orland Park is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Orland Park there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your asparagus peas if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orland Park

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 Orland Park

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