The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant hamburg root parsley in La Junta can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hamburg root parsley

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

Since hamburg root parsley are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in La Junta 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 hamburg root parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in La Junta. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for La Junta is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in La Junta last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your hamburg root parsley in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Junta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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