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

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant chervil is to look at the USDA zone info for Abilene.

Planting Calendar for Chervil

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

Chervil do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Abilene. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Abilene may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Abilene it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to cover your chervil if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Abilene

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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