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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant asparagus lettuce by reviewing the USDA zone info for Hidalgo.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Asparagus lettuce require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Hidalgo is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Hidalgo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hidalgo and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hidalgo you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hidalgo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Hidalgo

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