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When to plant parsley

Slow to germinate (up to four weeks). A biennial: it keeps cropping until it flowers in its second spring.

Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The rules we use

Frost
Hardy. Can go in 3 weeks before the average last frost and stands about 4 weeks of autumn frost.
Start indoors
6–8 weeks before planting out, or sow directly outside
Soil warm enough
Weekly mean around 8°C46°F or more
Heat limit
Average highs above 33°C91°F while it matures (it bolts)
Days to harvest
About 75 days from sowing in warm weather; longer when it is cool
Picking
About 16 weeks from one planting

General guidance, kept on the cautious side. Varieties differ: check the seed packet. How the dates are worked out.

At a glance

Grows outdoors in
89 of 89 cities
Earliest start (north)
Los Angeles, January 1
Latest start (north)
Phoenix, October 21
Can go in this week
24 cities

Parsley: city by city

Sorted from the earliest start after midwinter to the latest. Southern-hemisphere cities follow, with their seasons six months on.

Sow indoorsSow or plant outdoorsHarvestFrost seasonToday

Northern hemisphere
Los AngelesCalifornia
San DiegoCalifornia
San FranciscoCalifornia
San JoseCalifornia
HonoluluHawaii
TucsonArizona
AustinTexas
San AntonioTexas
DallasTexas
El PasoTexas
MemphisTennessee
BirminghamAlabama
Little RockArkansas
AtlantaGeorgia
CharlotteNorth Carolina
RaleighNorth Carolina
NashvilleTennessee
TulsaOklahoma
RichmondVirginia
Oklahoma CityOklahoma
PortlandOregon
LouisvilleKentucky
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia
St. LouisMissouri
Kansas CityMissouri
BaltimoreMaryland
LondonEngland
CincinnatiOhio
Salt Lake CityUtah
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
SeattleWashington
BristolEngland
IndianapolisIndiana
CardiffWales
ColumbusOhio
ManchesterEngland
VancouverBritish Columbia
OmahaNebraska
DublinIreland
New YorkNew York
PittsburghPennsylvania
BoiseIdaho
Des MoinesIowa
BelfastNorthern Ireland
BirminghamEngland
ClevelandOhio
ChicagoIllinois
DenverColorado
GlasgowScotland
BostonMassachusetts
DetroitMichigan
SpokaneWashington
BillingsMontana
MinneapolisMinnesota
MilwaukeeWisconsin
EdinburghScotland
MadisonWisconsin
BuffaloNew York
PortlandMaine
TorontoOntario
FargoNorth Dakota
MontrealQuebec
BurlingtonVermont
OttawaOntario
WinnipegManitoba
EdmontonAlberta
CalgaryAlberta
HalifaxNova Scotia
AnchorageAlaska
CharlestonSouth Carolina
JacksonvilleFlorida
MiamiFlorida
SacramentoCalifornia
New OrleansLouisiana
OrlandoFlorida
TampaFlorida
HoustonTexas
FresnoCalifornia
Las VegasNevada
PhoenixArizona
Southern hemisphere
HobartTasmania
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
SydneyNew South Wales
MelbourneVictoria
BrisbaneQueensland
PerthWestern Australia
AdelaideSouth Australia
AucklandNew Zealand

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Dates

CitySow indoorsSow outdoorsHarvest
Los Angeles California–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Diego California–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Francisco California–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
San Jose California–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Honolulu Hawaii–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Tucson ArizonaNov 20 – Dec 25Jan 15 – Mar 22, Oct 12 – Oct 21Dec 21 – Jan 8, Apr 2 – Sep 5
Austin TexasDec 5 – Jan 9Jan 30 – Apr 23, Sep 24 – Oct 15Nov 22 – Jan 2, Apr 12 – Oct 6
San Antonio TexasDec 5 – Jan 9Jan 30 – Apr 18, Sep 25 – Oct 19Nov 22 – Jan 2, Apr 8 – Oct 1
Dallas TexasDec 15 – Jan 19Feb 9 – Apr 24, Sep 19 – Oct 6Apr 24 – Oct 7, Nov 19 – Dec 29
El Paso TexasDec 15 – Jan 19Feb 9 – Apr 2, Sep 24 – Sep 28Apr 27 – Sep 17, Dec 5 – Dec 20
Memphis TennesseeDec 31 – Feb 4Feb 25 – May 22, Aug 28 – Sep 20May 13 – Dec 16
Birmingham AlabamaJan 3 – Feb 7Feb 28 – May 15, Sep 5 – Sep 22May 10 – Oct 28, Nov 3 – Dec 11
Little Rock ArkansasJan 3 – Feb 7Feb 28 – May 8, Sep 4 – Sep 20May 10 – Oct 21, Nov 2 – Dec 10
Atlanta GeorgiaJan 6 – Feb 10Mar 3 – Jul 9, Aug 4 – Sep 20May 12 – Dec 8
Charlotte North CarolinaJan 12 – Feb 16Mar 9 – Jun 23, Aug 14 – Sep 16May 17 – Dec 3
Raleigh North CarolinaJan 13 – Feb 17Mar 10 – Jun 28, Aug 12 – Sep 16May 21 – Dec 4
Nashville TennesseeJan 13 – Feb 17Mar 10 – May 20, Aug 30 – Sep 14May 21 – Dec 3
Tulsa OklahomaJan 13 – Feb 17Mar 10 – May 11, Sep 6 – Sep 14May 20 – Oct 24, Nov 8 – Dec 4
Richmond VirginiaJan 16 – Feb 20Mar 13 – Jun 26, Aug 13 – Sep 12May 25 – Dec 4
Oklahoma City OklahomaJan 17 – Feb 21Mar 14 – May 6, Sep 6 – Sep 15May 20 – Oct 19, Nov 7 – Dec 2
Portland OregonJan 18 – Feb 22Mar 15 – Aug 27Jun 18 – Dec 19
Louisville KentuckyJan 19 – Feb 23Mar 16 – Sep 8May 29 – Dec 3
Albuquerque New MexicoJan 19 – Feb 23Mar 16 – Apr 25, Aug 26 – Sep 4May 30 – Oct 11, Oct 27 – Dec 3
Washington District of ColumbiaJan 22 – Feb 26Mar 19 – Jul 14, Aug 3 – Sep 10Jun 2 – Dec 18
St. Louis MissouriJan 22 – Feb 26Mar 19 – Jul 3, Aug 13 – Sep 5May 31 – Nov 25
Kansas City MissouriJan 24 – Feb 28Mar 21 – Jun 30, Aug 17 – Sep 2Jun 2 – Dec 2
Baltimore MarylandJan 25 – Mar 1Mar 22 – Jul 18, Jul 24 – Sep 9Jun 3 – Dec 21
London EnglandJan 27 – Mar 3Mar 24 – Aug 27Jun 26 – Dec 21
Cincinnati OhioJan 29 – Mar 5Mar 26 – Sep 2Jun 6 – Nov 24
Salt Lake City UtahJan 29 – Mar 5Mar 26 – May 9Jun 15 – Oct 26
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaJan 31 – Mar 7Mar 28 – Sep 6Jun 9 – Dec 10
Seattle WashingtonFeb 1 – Mar 8Mar 29 – Aug 23Jun 29 – Dec 17
Bristol EnglandFeb 1 – Mar 8Mar 29 – Aug 24Jul 3 – Dec 22
Indianapolis IndianaFeb 2 – Mar 9Mar 30 – Aug 30Jun 11 – Nov 25
Cardiff WalesFeb 2 – Mar 9Mar 30 – Aug 26Jul 3 – Dec 25
Columbus OhioFeb 3 – Mar 10Mar 31 – Aug 29Jun 12 – Nov 26
Manchester EnglandFeb 3 – Mar 10Mar 31 – Aug 18Jul 3 – Dec 16
Vancouver British ColumbiaFeb 3 – Mar 10Mar 31 – Aug 19Jun 29 – Dec 5
Omaha NebraskaFeb 5 – Mar 12Apr 2 – Aug 24Jun 14 – Nov 20
Dublin IrelandFeb 5 – Mar 12Apr 2 – Aug 14Jul 11 – Dec 10
New York New YorkFeb 6 – Mar 13Apr 3 – Sep 4Jun 16 – Dec 20
Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaFeb 6 – Mar 13Apr 3 – Aug 29Jun 14 – Nov 27
Boise IdahoFeb 6 – Mar 13Apr 3 – May 26Jun 22 – Nov 10
Des Moines IowaFeb 8 – Mar 15Apr 5 – Aug 23Jun 16 – Nov 19
Belfast Northern IrelandFeb 8 – Mar 15Apr 5 – Aug 10Jul 10 – Dec 7
Birmingham EnglandFeb 11 – Mar 18Apr 8 – Aug 13Jul 11 – Dec 10
Cleveland OhioFeb 13 – Mar 20Apr 10 – Aug 27Jun 21 – Dec 12
Chicago IllinoisFeb 14 – Mar 21Apr 11 – Aug 23Jun 24 – Nov 30
Denver ColoradoFeb 16 – Mar 23Apr 13 – Jun 30, Aug 8 – Aug 19Jun 26 – Nov 7
Glasgow ScotlandFeb 16 – Mar 23Apr 13 – Aug 4Jul 20 – Dec 3
Boston MassachusettsFeb 17 – Mar 24Apr 14 – Aug 26Jun 26 – Dec 9
Detroit MichiganFeb 17 – Mar 24Apr 14 – Aug 23Jun 25 – Nov 30
Spokane WashingtonFeb 17 – Mar 24Apr 14 – Aug 9Jul 4 – Nov 14
Billings MontanaFeb 18 – Mar 25Apr 15 – Jul 15Jul 3 – Nov 6
Minneapolis MinnesotaFeb 19 – Mar 26Apr 16 – Aug 15Jun 25 – Nov 17
Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 22 – Mar 29Apr 19 – Aug 18Jul 2 – Nov 28
Edinburgh ScotlandFeb 22 – Mar 29Apr 19 – Aug 2Jul 25 – Nov 30
Madison WisconsinFeb 24 – Mar 31Apr 21 – Aug 16Jul 2 – Nov 9
Buffalo New YorkFeb 27 – Apr 3Apr 24 – Aug 21Jul 5 – Nov 25
Portland MaineFeb 27 – Apr 3Apr 24 – Aug 15Jul 7 – Nov 14
Toronto OntarioFeb 27 – Apr 3Apr 24 – Aug 18Jul 5 – Nov 8
Fargo North DakotaFeb 28 – Apr 4Apr 25 – Aug 7Jul 4 – Oct 30
Montreal QuebecMar 1 – Apr 5Apr 26 – Aug 13Jul 5 – Nov 8
Burlington VermontMar 3 – Apr 7Apr 28 – Aug 16Jul 9 – Nov 14
Ottawa OntarioMar 3 – Apr 7Apr 28 – Aug 11Jul 7 – Nov 1
Winnipeg ManitobaMar 10 – Apr 14May 5 – Jul 30Jul 14 – Oct 22
Edmonton AlbertaMar 11 – Apr 15May 6 – Jul 20Jul 22 – Oct 19
Calgary AlbertaMar 13 – Apr 17May 8 – Jul 19Jul 29 – Oct 10
Halifax Nova ScotiaMar 13 – Apr 17May 8 – Aug 14Jul 24 – Nov 16
Anchorage AlaskaMar 15 – Apr 19May 10 – Jul 3Aug 2 – Oct 29
Charleston South CarolinaJul 7 – Jul 18Aug 8 – Jul 6Jan 1 – Dec 31
Jacksonville FloridaJul 4 – Aug 8Aug 29 – Jun 15Jan 1 – Dec 31
Miami FloridaJul 21 – Aug 16Sep 6 – Jul 20Jan 1 – Dec 31
Sacramento CaliforniaJul 20 – Aug 24Sep 14 – May 5Nov 15 – Oct 19
New Orleans LouisianaJul 21 – Aug 25Sep 15 – May 3Nov 10 – Oct 16
Orlando FloridaJul 24 – Aug 28Sep 18 – May 6Nov 12 – Oct 19
Tampa FloridaJul 25 – Aug 29Sep 19 – May 28Nov 13 – Nov 10
Houston TexasJul 30 – Sep 3Sep 24 – Apr 21Nov 20 – Oct 4
Fresno CaliforniaAug 4 – Sep 8Sep 29 – Apr 16Dec 20 – Sep 30
Las Vegas NevadaAug 9 – Sep 13Oct 4 – Apr 1Dec 30 – Sep 15
Phoenix ArizonaAug 26 – Sep 30Oct 21 – Mar 11Dec 30 – Aug 25
Hobart TasmaniaJun 9 – Jul 14Aug 4 – Mar 10Nov 28 – Jul 7
Canberra Australian Capital TerritoryJul 10 – Aug 14Sep 4 – Mar 6Nov 30 – Jun 2
Sydney New South Wales–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Melbourne Victoria–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Brisbane Queensland–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Perth Western Australia–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Adelaide South Australia–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Auckland New Zealand–Jan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31

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