Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant asparagus peas by checking out the USDA zone info for Toledo.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant asparagus peas just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Toledo 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Toledo may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Toledo it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus peas in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Toledo

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.

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