Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant asparagus lettuce is to look at the USDA zone info for Huron.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

You can not plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Huron is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. If you are starting your asparagus lettuce indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Huron. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Huron is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Huron there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huron

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Huron

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