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.

In Clayton you can figure out when it's possible to plant parsnip by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Parsnip

Frost tolerance for parsnip:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Parsnip do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant parsnip in Clayton 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 parsnip and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your parsnip may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your parsnip indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Clayton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Clayton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clayton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your parsnip if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clayton

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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