The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant asparagus lettuce is to refer to the USDA zone info for Kosciusko.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Kosciusko 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Kosciusko. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Kosciusko may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kosciusko there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kosciusko

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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