When to Plant Asparagus peas in Ocean City, NJ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant asparagus peas in Ocean City by looking at 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 tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant asparagus peas
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus peas
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus peas

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Ocean City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Ocean City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ocean City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ocean City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus peas if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean City

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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.

Plants to Grow in Ocean City

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