One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant hamburg root parsley is to refer to the USDA zone info for Brookings.

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.

Hamburg root parsley do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Brookings 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 hamburg root parsley and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your hamburg root parsley may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hamburg root parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Brookings. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Brookings is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookings there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your hamburg root parsley if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookings

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Brookings

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