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When to Plant Hamburg root parsley in Dowagiac, MI

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 Dowagiac can be used to estimate when 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant hamburg root parsley
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant hamburg root parsley
Probably not a good time to plant hamburg root parsley

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Dowagiac 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Dowagiac is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dowagiac last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your hamburg root parsley in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dowagiac

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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