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.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant asparagus by referring to the USDA zone info for Bardstown.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus

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

Asparagus can survive in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bardstown. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bardstown is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bardstown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bardstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Bardstown

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