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

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant chervil in Bellwood by looking at 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.

Since chervil are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Bellwood 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. Any later than that and your chervil may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bellwood. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bellwood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bellwood there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chervil if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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