One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant parsley is to look at the USDA zone info for Pahokee.

Planting Calendar for Parsley

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

Since parsley do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Pahokee 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. Any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Pahokee. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pahokee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pahokee there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your parsley if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pahokee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Pahokee

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pahokee.