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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant asparagus lettuce in Hackensack by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Hackensack 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 few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hackensack. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hackensack may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hackensack it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hackensack

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.

Plants to Grow in Hackensack

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