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.

In Cliffside Park you can estimate when it's possible to plant asparagus fern by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Cliffside Park 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 fully mature. If you are starting your asparagus fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Cliffside Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cliffside Park is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cliffside Park it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cliffside Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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