One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The best time to plant parsley in Mandan can be determined 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.

Parsley can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Mandan 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. 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

In Mandan the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Mandan is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mandan it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your parsley in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mandan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Mandan

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