One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant chervil by using the USDA zone info for Chico.

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.

Since chervil are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Chico 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 chervil and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Chico. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Chico and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Chico it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your chervil if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Chico

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

Plants to Grow in Chico

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