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.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant asparagus fern by checking out the USDA zone info for Anthony.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus Fern

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

It's a bad idea to plant asparagus fern until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Anthony 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. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Anthony. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Anthony is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Anthony it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your asparagus fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Anthony

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 Anthony

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