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

In Yelm you can determine when it's the best time to plant asparagus peas by checking out 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 a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant asparagus peas in Yelm 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 really do well. Starting your asparagus peas indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Yelm. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Yelm and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Yelm you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your asparagus peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yelm

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.

Plants to Grow in Yelm

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