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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Bucyrus it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant asparagus fern.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Asparagus Fern are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Bucyrus 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bucyrus. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bucyrus is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bucyrus last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bucyrus

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bucyrus

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