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.

In Ambler you can estimate when to plant asparagus peas by using the USDA zone info.

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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Ambler 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. If you are starting your asparagus peas indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Ambler. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ambler is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ambler it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ambler

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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