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When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Mahanoy City, PA

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 figure out when it's a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce by reviewing the USDA zone info for Mahanoy City.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

You really shouldn't plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Mahanoy City 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mahanoy City. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mahanoy City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mahanoy City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mahanoy City

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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