The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Show Low you can figure out when it's the best time to plant parsley by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Parsley

Frost tolerance for parsley:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Parsley are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Show Low 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 parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Show Low. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Show Low is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Show Low you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your parsley if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Show Low

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Show Low

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