When to plant parsley in Birmingham

In Birmingham, typical last spring frost is April 16 and typical first fall frost is November 14. Typical last spring frost: April 16. Parsley in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 228 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Birmingham climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 228 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 6 – May 31

Harvest: June 15 – August 19
Season vs crop: 228 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 16 – November 14

Parsley in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 228 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 row228

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Apr 6 – May 31

Direct sow

Jun 1 – Jun 14

Grow outdoors

Jun 15 – Aug 19

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 6 – May 31	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Jun 1 – Jun 14	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jun 15 – Aug 19	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 16

Low-risk last spring frostMay 4

Typical first fall frostNovember 14

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 23

Frost-free days211

Outdoor sow dateApril 6

Direct sow windowApril 6 – May 31

Suitable growing windowApril 6 – November 19 (228 days)

Expected harvestJune 15 – August 19

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 Birmingham, 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.

Other plants for Birmingham

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 Birmingham use ERA5-Land cell 52.50, -1.90. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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