When to Plant Hamburg root parsley in Morristown, NJ

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

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant hamburg root parsley is to refer to the USDA zone info for Morristown.


Planting Calendar for Hamburg root parsley

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

You can plant hamburg root parsley a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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A good time to plant hamburg root parsley
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant hamburg root parsley
Probably not a good time to plant hamburg root parsley

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Morristown 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 hamburg root parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your hamburg root parsley indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Morristown. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Morristown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Morristown you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your hamburg root parsley in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morristown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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