When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Schuylkill Haven, 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant asparagus lettuce.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce 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 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 Schuylkill Haven 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Schuylkill Haven the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Schuylkill Haven there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuylkill Haven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

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

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