One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 peas in Mooresville should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Asparagus peas are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Mooresville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Mooresville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mooresville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mooresville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your asparagus peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mooresville

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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