Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant parsley in South Sioux City 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 bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant parsley in South Sioux City 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in South Sioux City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for South Sioux City is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in South Sioux City there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your parsley in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Sioux City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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