🌿 When to Plant Parsley

Slow to sprout, then generous for a year. Pick your zone below for exact dates, or read the quick reference.

Season type
Cool-season
hardy
Spacing
8″ / 12″
plants / rows
Days to maturity
70–90
from sowing

Parsley germination takes 2–4 weeks — soak seed overnight and don’t give up on the pot. It’s a biennial: one planting produces until hard winter and often greens up again in early spring.

Parsley planting windows by zone

ZoneMain planting window
Zone 1 Jun 1 – Jun 15 transplant outdoors
Zone 2 May 16 – May 30 transplant outdoors
Zone 3 May 1 – May 15 transplant outdoors
Zone 4 Apr 21 – May 5 transplant outdoors
Zone 5 Apr 8 – Apr 22 transplant outdoors
Zone 6 Mar 27 – Apr 10 transplant outdoors
Zone 7 Mar 16 – Mar 30 transplant outdoors
Zone 8 Mar 1 – Mar 15 transplant outdoors
Zone 9 Feb 6 – Feb 20 transplant outdoors
Zone 10 Jan 11 – Jan 25 transplant outdoors
Zone 11 Coolest months (Oct–Mar) frost-free
Zone 12 Coolest months (Oct–Mar) frost-free
Zone 13 Coolest months (Oct–Mar) frost-free

Each zone link above has the complete schedule — indoor seed-starting, direct sowing, and season-fit notes. Zone dates are typical medians; for windows built on your own city's frost dates, use the frost date lookup and planting calendar.