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

In Presque Isle you can estimate when you can plant iceberg lettuce by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iceberg lettuce

Frost tolerance for iceberg lettuce:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant iceberg lettuce slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant iceberg lettuce in Presque Isle is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant iceberg lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iceberg lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iceberg lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Presque Isle. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Presque Isle is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Presque Isle you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your iceberg lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Presque Isle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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