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When to plant parsley

Start parsley seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost, plant them out from the last frost to 2 weeks after and sow seed outdoors from 3 weeks before to 1 week after the last frost.

Your dates for parsley

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Parsley planting dates by zone

JFMAMJJASOND Zone 4b Zone 5b Zone 6b Zone 7b Zone 8b Zone 9a
Start indoorsPlant out or sowDates use each zone's typical frost dates. Enter your ZIP code for your own.
Dates from each zone's typical (median) frost dates.
ZoneStart indoorsPlant outSow outdoors
Zone 2aMar 10 to 24May 19 to Jun 2Apr 28 to May 26
Zone 3aMar 17 to 31May 26 to Jun 9May 5 to Jun 2
Zone 3bMar 8 to 22May 17 to 31Apr 26 to May 24
Zone 4aMar 4 to 18May 13 to 27Apr 22 to May 20
Zone 4bFeb 27 to Mar 13May 8 to 22Apr 17 to May 15
Zone 5aFeb 22 to Mar 8May 3 to 17Apr 12 to May 10
Zone 5bFeb 20 to Mar 6May 1 to 15Apr 10 to May 8
Zone 6aFeb 18 to Mar 4Apr 29 to May 13Apr 8 to May 6
Zone 6bFeb 12 to 26Apr 23 to May 7Apr 2 to 30
Zone 7aFeb 5 to 19Apr 16 to 30Mar 26 to Apr 23
Zone 7bJan 25 to Feb 8Apr 5 to 19Mar 15 to Apr 12
Zone 8aJan 18 to Feb 1Mar 29 to Apr 12Mar 8 to Apr 5
Zone 8bJan 6 to 20Mar 17 to 31Feb 24 to Mar 24
Zone 9aDec 22 to Jan 5Mar 2 to 16Feb 9 to Mar 9
Zone 9bNov 22 to Dec 6Jan 31 to Feb 14Jan 10 to Feb 7

Where frost is rare

In Florida and the low desert, parsley is a cool-season annual. Plant in fall, harvest through winter, and expect it to flower and die in late spring or early summer. Light afternoon shade prolongs harvest. It is a host plant for black swallowtail caterpillars.

ZonePlanting months in Extension guides
Zone 9Sep-Jan, Feb-Apr
Zone 10Sep-Jan

Based on zone_9: UF/IFAS Osceola County herb calendar (Central Florida) marks Sep-Dec and Jan. UF/IFAS VH020 and Gardening Solutions say to plant in fall and winter. UA Tucson (az2061) gives Oct-Nov and Feb-Apr, and Texas A&M AgriLife Galveston County names October. UC Sacramento says to sow in spring and fall. zone_10: UA Yuma County calendar (az1615) gives Sep-Jan for planting and Dec-Mar for harvest. zone_11: no zone-11-specific months were found. Zones are approximate. Parsley is not in the VH021 vegetable table. Warm-winter areas are matched to zones approximately, so use the months for your region.

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