When to plant parsley in Tampa

In Tampa, typical last spring frost is January 15 and typical first fall frost is January 8. Typical last spring frost: January 15. Parsley in Tampa is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 92 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Tampa climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Not realistic in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Parsley in Tampa is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 92 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantJanuary 9 – March 5

Harvest: March 20 – May 24
Season vs crop: 92 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): January 15 – January 8

Parsley in Tampa is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 92 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. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row92

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Jan 9 – Mar 5

Direct sow

Mar 6 – Mar 19

Grow outdoors

Mar 20 – May 24

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Jan 9 – Mar 5	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Mar 6 – Mar 19	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Mar 20 – May 24	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Based on average frost dates (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 frostJanuary 15

Low-risk last spring frostJanuary 30

Typical first fall frostJanuary 8

Low-risk first fall frostDecember 31

Frost-free days357.5

Outdoor sow dateJanuary 9

Direct sow windowJanuary 9 – March 5

Suitable growing windowJanuary 9 – April 10 (92 days)

Expected harvestMarch 20 – May 24

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 Tampa, 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 Tampa use ERA5-Land cell 27.95, -82.46. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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