Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant parsley by reviewing the USDA zone info for Donaldsonville.

Planting Calendar for Parsley

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

You can plant parsley a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Donaldsonville is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant parsley and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Donaldsonville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Donaldsonville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Donaldsonville there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Donaldsonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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