One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Chapel Hill can be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant chervil.

Planting Calendar for Chervil

Frost tolerance for chervil:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Chervil do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Chapel Hill 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 chervil and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your chervil may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Chapel Hill. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Chapel Hill is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Chapel Hill there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your chervil if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chapel Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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