One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Big Lake you can figure out when you can plant parsley by reviewing 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.

Parsley tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Big Lake is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant parsley and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your parsley may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Big Lake the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Big Lake may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Big Lake you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Big Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

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

Plants to Grow in Big Lake

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