When to Plant Chervil in Grafton, OH

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

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant chervil by using the USDA zone info for Grafton.


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 can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant chervil
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chervil
Probably not a good time to plant chervil

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Grafton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chervil may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Grafton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grafton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grafton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your chervil in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grafton

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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