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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Mullins it's possible to determine when you can plant asparagus lettuce.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Mullins 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. Any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Mullins. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Mullins 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 Mullins you get a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mullins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Mullins

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