When to Plant Hamburg root parsley in Bladensburg, MD

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant hamburg root parsley by looking at the USDA zone info for Bladensburg.


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 means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant hamburg root parsley
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant hamburg root parsley
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The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Bladensburg 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. If you wait any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bladensburg. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bladensburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bladensburg you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your hamburg root parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bladensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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