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.

A way of estimating when you can plant hamburg root parsley is to refer to the USDA zone info for Germantown.

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.

Since hamburg root parsley do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant hamburg root parsley in Germantown 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 really do well. 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Germantown. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Germantown may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Germantown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your hamburg root parsley if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Germantown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Germantown

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Germantown.