The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mascoutah you can figure out when it's the best time to plant hamburg root parsley by looking at 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.

Since hamburg root parsley do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Mascoutah 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Mascoutah. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Mascoutah and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mascoutah you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your hamburg root parsley if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mascoutah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

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