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 Lamesa you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant asparagus fern by checking out 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 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 fern in Lamesa 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 fully mature. 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 Lamesa. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lamesa is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lamesa you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your asparagus fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lamesa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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