Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant asparagus peas by looking at the USDA zone info for Fulton.

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 moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Fulton 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. Any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fulton is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Fulton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your asparagus peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fulton

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.

Plants to Grow in Fulton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fulton.