When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Silver City, NM

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The first opportunity to plant asparagus lettuce in Silver City can be determined by reviewing 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Silver City 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Silver City. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Silver City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Silver City there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Silver City

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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