When to plant parsley in Minneapolis

In Minneapolis, typical last spring frost is April 21 and typical first fall frost is October 24. Typical last spring frost: April 21. Parsley in Minneapolis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 89 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Minneapolis climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Not realistic in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Parsley in Minneapolis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 89 days covers the 70–80 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 6 – May 31

Harvest: June 15 – August 19
Season vs crop: 89 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 21 – October 24

Parsley in Minneapolis is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 89 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 row89

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 21

Low-risk last spring frostMay 3

Typical first fall frostOctober 24

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 11

Frost-free days185

Outdoor sow dateApril 6

Direct sow windowApril 6 – May 31

Suitable growing windowApril 6 – July 3 (89 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 Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis use ERA5-Land cell 45.00, -93.30. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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