When to Plant Chervil in Berwyn, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Berwyn should be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant chervil.


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 do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Berwyn 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 little bit earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Berwyn. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Berwyn is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Berwyn there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your chervil if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Berwyn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

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

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