When to plant parsley in Toronto

In Toronto, typical last spring frost is April 20 and typical first fall frost is November 8. Typical last spring frost: April 20. Parsley in Toronto is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 216 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Toronto climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Toronto is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 216 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 5 – May 30

Harvest: June 14 – August 18
Season vs crop: 216 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 20 – November 8

Parsley in Toronto is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 216 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 row216

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Apr 5 – May 30

Direct sow

May 31 – Jun 13

Grow outdoors

Jun 14 – Aug 18

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 5 – May 30	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	May 31 – Jun 13	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jun 14 – Aug 18	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 frostApril 20

Low-risk last spring frostApril 29

Typical first fall frostNovember 8

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 1

Frost-free days201

Outdoor sow dateApril 5

Direct sow windowApril 5 – May 30

Suitable growing windowApril 5 – November 6 (216 days)

Expected harvestJune 14 – August 18

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 Toronto, 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 Toronto use ERA5-Land cell 43.70, -79.40. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-12.

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