Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Park Hills should be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant asparagus fern.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since asparagus fern do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Park Hills 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 fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Park Hills the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Park Hills is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Park Hills it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Park Hills

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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