When to Plant Asparagus Fern in Dearborn Heights, MI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant asparagus fern in Dearborn Heights by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant asparagus fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus fern
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus fern

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Dearborn Heights 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 asparagus fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Dearborn Heights. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Dearborn Heights and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dearborn Heights you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dearborn Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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