One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Seneca Falls it's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant chervil.

Planting Calendar for Chervil

Frost tolerance for chervil:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Chervil are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Seneca Falls 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 chervil and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chervil may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Seneca Falls. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seneca Falls is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Seneca Falls you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chervil if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seneca Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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