Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Gatesville should be reviewed to determine when it's possible 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.

Since chervil do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chervil in Gatesville 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 little bit earlier by starting your chervil indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Gatesville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Gatesville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Gatesville there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your chervil if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gatesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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