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

One way of estimating when it's possible to plant asparagus lettuce is to look at the USDA zone info for Sugar Land.

Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

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

Since asparagus lettuce require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Sugar Land 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your asparagus lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Sugar Land. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sugar Land is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sugar Land last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sugar Land

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sugar Land

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sugar Land.