Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 figure out when it's possible to plant asparagus fern in Montevideo by reviewing 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.

You can not plant asparagus fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Montevideo 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your asparagus fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Montevideo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Montevideo is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Montevideo it frosts late in the year after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Montevideo

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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