When to Plant Asparagus Fern in Bangor, PA

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 Bangor you can determine when to plant asparagus fern 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 all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant asparagus fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus fern
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus fern

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Bangor 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. Starting your asparagus fern indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bangor. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bangor is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bangor it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bangor

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.

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