One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant asparagus fern by checking out the USDA zone info for Bridgeport.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

Frost tolerance for asparagus fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Bridgeport 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Bridgeport the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bridgeport is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bridgeport there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeport

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.

Plants to Grow in Bridgeport

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