One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant parsley in Fort Lauderdale can be figured out by reviewing 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.

You can plant parsley just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Fort Lauderdale is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant parsley and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Fort Lauderdale. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Lauderdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Lauderdale you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lauderdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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