When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Oak Grove, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 estimate when it's the best time to plant asparagus lettuce in Oak Grove by referring to the USDA zone info.


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 has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant asparagus lettuce
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus lettuce
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus lettuce

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Oak Grove is April. However, you really should wait until May 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Oak Grove. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Grove is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Oak Grove there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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