Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant chervil is to examine the USDA zone info for Fort Meade.

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 can survive in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Fort Meade 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Fort Meade. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Meade may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Meade you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your chervil in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Meade

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.

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