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When to Plant Parsley in Zone 4

In USDA zone 4, start seeds indoors around March 20, transplant or plant outdoors May 1 to July 15, and expect your first harvest around July 15.

Parsley planting calendar for USDA Zone 4

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 20

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Transplant outdoors

May 1

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Projected first harvest

Jul 15

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a — approximate

Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Dates use USDA zone 4a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 4 means for parsley

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 4 gives you roughly 128 frost-free days, and parsley need about 75 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

2 varieties of parsley in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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