One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant chervil is to check out the USDA zone info for Avon Park.

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 moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Avon Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your chervil may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your chervil indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Avon Park the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Avon Park is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Avon Park it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chervil if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Avon Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Avon Park

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