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

A way of estimating when you can plant asparagus fern is to examine the USDA zone info for Buffalo.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

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

Since asparagus fern require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Buffalo is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus fern may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Buffalo. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Buffalo is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Buffalo you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus fern in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buffalo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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