One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant asparagus lettuce in Southern Pines can be determined by checking out 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 has passed.

Asparagus lettuce require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Southern Pines 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Southern Pines the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Southern Pines is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Southern Pines it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Southern Pines

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.

Plants to Grow in Southern Pines

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