One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first chance to plant parsley in Westfield should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Parsley

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

Since parsley do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Westfield 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 parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your parsley may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your parsley indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Westfield. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Westfield is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Westfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Westfield

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 Westfield

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