Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant asparagus lettuce is to look at the USDA zone info for Waconia.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

Frost tolerance for asparagus lettuce:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Waconia 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Waconia and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Waconia last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waconia

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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