When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in New Iberia, LA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for New Iberia should be reffered to in order to determine when to plant asparagus lettuce.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

Frost tolerance for asparagus lettuce: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Asparagus lettuce do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant asparagus lettuce
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus lettuce
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus lettuce

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in New Iberia is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in New Iberia. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Iberia is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Iberia last frost occurs after February 15 so always be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Iberia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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 25°F.

Plants to Grow in New Iberia

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