When to plant parsley in Atlanta

In Atlanta, typical last spring frost is March 16 and typical first fall frost is November 23. Typical last spring frost: March 16. Parsley in Atlanta is doable with planning outdoors. 78 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (80 days).

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Atlanta climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Not realistic in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Atlanta is doable with planning outdoors. 78 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (80 days).

When to plantMarch 6 – April 30

Harvest: May 15 – July 19
Season vs crop: 78 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 16 – November 23

Parsley in Atlanta is doable with planning outdoors. 78 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (80 days).

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 row78

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Mar 6 – Apr 30

Direct sow

May 1 – May 14

Grow outdoors

May 15 – Jul 19

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 6 – Apr 30	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	May 1 – May 14	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	May 15 – Jul 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 frostMarch 16

Low-risk last spring frostApril 3

Typical first fall frostNovember 23

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 10

Frost-free days251

Outdoor sow dateMarch 6

Direct sow windowMarch 6 – April 30

Suitable growing windowMarch 6 – May 22 (78 days)

Expected harvestMay 15 – July 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 Atlanta, 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 Atlanta use ERA5-Land cell 33.70, -84.40. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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