When to Plant Chervil in Summerville, GA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant chervil in Summerville should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.


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 are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant chervil
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chervil
Probably not a good time to plant chervil

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Summerville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chervil and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your chervil may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Summerville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Summerville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Summerville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chervil in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Summerville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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