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

The first chance to plant asparagus fern in Creswell can be figured out by looking at 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.

You really shouldn't plant asparagus fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Creswell 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Creswell the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Creswell is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Creswell there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your asparagus fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Creswell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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