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.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Montpelier can be figured out 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.

Asparagus peas are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Montpelier 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 peas and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your asparagus peas may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Montpelier. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Montpelier may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Montpelier you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your asparagus peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Montpelier

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

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

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