One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant asparagus lettuce in Pittsburg should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Pittsburg 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 lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Pittsburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pittsburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pittsburg there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

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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