The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant parsley by checking out the USDA zone info for Somersworth.

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 Somersworth 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. If you wait any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Somersworth. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Somersworth is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Somersworth it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your parsley in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somersworth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Somersworth

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