One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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 earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Eden Prairie should be estimated by checking out 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Asparagus lettuce are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Eden Prairie 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Eden Prairie. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eden Prairie there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eden Prairie

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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