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

The first chance to plant asparagus peas in Pearsall should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus peas

Frost tolerance for asparagus peas:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since asparagus peas do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Pearsall is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Pearsall. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pearsall is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pearsall last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your asparagus peas if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pearsall

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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