One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The USDA zone info for Kankakee should be used to determine when it's possible to plant hamburg root parsley.

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.

Hamburg root parsley do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Kankakee 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Kankakee. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kankakee may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kankakee you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your hamburg root parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kankakee

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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