One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Carbondale should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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 bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Carbondale 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. Any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Carbondale. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Carbondale 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 Carbondale you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your hamburg root parsley in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carbondale

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.

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