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 first chance to plant parsley in Summerfield should be estimated by using 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.

You can plant parsley a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Summerfield 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. Any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your parsley indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Summerfield. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Summerfield is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Summerfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your parsley if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Summerfield

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.

Plants to Grow in Summerfield

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Summerfield.