One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Island Lake you can determine when you can plant hamburg root parsley by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hamburg root parsley

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

You can plant hamburg root parsley a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Island Lake is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hamburg root parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your hamburg root parsley indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Island Lake the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Island Lake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Island Lake last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your hamburg root parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Island Lake

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.

Plants to Grow in Island Lake

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