One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights can be reffered to in order to determine when to plant asparagus peas.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus peas tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Inver Grove Heights is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus peas and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Inver Grove Heights the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Inver Grove Heights it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

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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