When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Lexington, NC

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.

The first chance to plant asparagus lettuce in Lexington can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Since asparagus lettuce are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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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 Lexington 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lexington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lexington is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lexington last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lexington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

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

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