The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant parsley by referring to the USDA zone info for Moss Point.

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 other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Moss Point 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. 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 March 15 in Moss Point. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Moss Point is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moss Point you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your parsley in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moss Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Moss Point

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Moss Point.