When to Plant Parsley in Maine
Maine spans USDA hardiness 3b to 7a (zones 3b to 7a on this page). Plant parsley by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 3b
Average last spring frost
May 20
Average first fall frost
September 15
Start seeds indoors
Mar 25
Transplant outdoors
May 6
Projected first harvest
Jul 20
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 4a
Average last spring frost
May 15
Average first fall frost
September 20
Start seeds indoors
Mar 20
Transplant outdoors
May 1
Projected first harvest
Jul 15
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 4b
Average last spring frost
May 10
Average first fall frost
September 25
Start seeds indoors
Mar 15
Transplant outdoors
Apr 26
Projected first harvest
Jul 10
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 5a
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Start seeds indoors
Mar 10
Transplant outdoors
Apr 21
Projected first harvest
Jul 5
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
Start seeds indoors
Mar 5
Transplant outdoors
Apr 16
Projected first harvest
Jun 30
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
Start seeds indoors
Feb 28
Transplant outdoors
Apr 11
Projected first harvest
Jun 25
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
Start seeds indoors
Feb 23
Transplant outdoors
Apr 6
Projected first harvest
Jun 20
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Parsley planting calendar for Maine, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
Start seeds indoors
Feb 18
Transplant outdoors
Apr 1
Projected first harvest
Jun 15
Most parsley mature in about 75 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
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Varieties to grow
2 varieties of parsley in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.
Common problems with parsley
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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