When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Circle Pines, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant asparagus lettuce in Circle Pines should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

You can not plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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 Circle Pines 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Circle Pines. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Circle Pines is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Circle Pines last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus lettuce if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Circle Pines

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.

Plants to Grow in Circle Pines

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