The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant asparagus fern in Redwood Falls 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 require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Redwood Falls 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 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

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

Since the USDA zone info for Redwood Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Redwood Falls last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus fern in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Redwood Falls

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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