When to plant parsley in Edmonton

In Edmonton, typical last spring frost is May 9 and typical first fall frost is October 4. Typical last spring frost: May 9. Parsley in Edmonton is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Edmonton climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Edmonton is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 24 – June 12

Harvest: July 3 – September 30
Season vs crop: 160 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): May 9 – October 4

Parsley in Edmonton is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row160

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Apr 24 – Jun 12

Direct sow

Jun 13 – Jul 2

Grow outdoors

Jul 3 – Sep 30

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 24 – Jun 12	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Jun 13 – Jul 2	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jul 3 – Sep 30	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (15 – 21 °C59 – 70 °F15 – 21 °C (59 – 70 °F)) and tolerable (4 – 27 °C39 – 81 °F4 – 27 °C (39 – 81 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostMay 9

Low-risk last spring frostMay 22

Typical first fall frostOctober 4

Low-risk first fall frostSeptember 17

Frost-free days147

Outdoor sow dateApril 24

Direct sow windowApril 24 – June 12

Suitable growing windowApril 24 – September 30 (160 days)

Expected harvestJuly 3 – September 30

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 15 – 21 °C59 – 70 °F15 – 21 °C (59 – 70 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 4 – 27 °C39 – 81 °F4 – 27 °C (39 – 81 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Edmonton, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 70–80 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Edmonton use ERA5-Land cell 53.55, -113.47. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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