One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant iceberg lettuce in Marysville by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iceberg lettuce

Frost tolerance for iceberg lettuce:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant iceberg lettuce slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant iceberg lettuce in Marysville 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 iceberg lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceberg lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iceberg lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marysville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Marysville last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to cover your iceberg lettuce if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marysville

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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