When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Plattsmouth, NE

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant asparagus lettuce is to consult the USDA zone info for Plattsmouth.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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Legend 
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 Plattsmouth 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your asparagus lettuce indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Plattsmouth. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Plattsmouth is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Plattsmouth you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Plattsmouth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°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 -10°F.

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