One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

In Huntley you can determine when it's a good idea to plant chervil 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.

Chervil tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Huntley 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 really do well. 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 Huntley. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Huntley may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Huntley you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chervil in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntley

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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