One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ossining you can figure out when you can plant asparagus fern by using 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.

Asparagus Fern do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Ossining 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. Starting your asparagus fern indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Ossining. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ossining is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ossining it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ossining

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

Plants to Grow in Ossining

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