The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Scranton you can figure out when it's the best time to plant asparagus fern by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

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

Asparagus Fern require warm weather which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Scranton 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Scranton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Scranton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Scranton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scranton

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.

Plants to Grow in Scranton

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