When to Plant Asparagus Fern in Kill Devil Hills, NC

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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills you should be able to estimate 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.

Asparagus Fern require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Kill Devil 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Kill Devil Hills. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kill Devil Hills last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your asparagus fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kill Devil Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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