When to plant parsley in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh, typical last spring frost is April 16 and typical first fall frost is November 10. Typical last spring frost: April 16. Parsley in Edinburgh is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Edinburgh climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Edinburgh is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 10 – June 4

Harvest: June 19 – August 23
Season vs crop: 220 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 16 – November 10

Parsley in Edinburgh is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 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 row220

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Apr 10 – Jun 4

Direct sow

Jun 5 – Jun 18

Grow outdoors

Jun 19 – Aug 23

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 10 – Jun 4	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Jun 5 – Jun 18	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jun 19 – Aug 23	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 8

Typical first fall frostNovember 10

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 20

Frost-free days207

Outdoor sow dateApril 10

Direct sow windowApril 10 – June 4

Suitable growing windowApril 10 – November 15 (220 days)

Expected harvestJune 19 – August 23

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 Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh use ERA5-Land cell 55.90, -3.10. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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