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

In Lewisville you can determine when it's the best time to plant asparagus fern by referring to 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.

You should not plant asparagus fern until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus fern in Lewisville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 Lewisville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lewisville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lewisville last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your asparagus fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lewisville

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.

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