When to plant parsley in Austin

In Austin, typical last spring frost is February 15 and typical first fall frost is December 17. Typical last spring frost: February 15. Parsley in Austin is doable with planning outdoors. 75 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (80 days).

Parsley

How to grow Parsley Austin climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Not realistic in greenhouse

Not realistic in a cold frame

Parsley in Austin is doable with planning outdoors. 75 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (80 days).

When to plantFebruary 10 – April 6

Harvest: April 21 – June 25
Season vs crop: 75 grow days vs 70–80 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): February 15 – December 17

Parsley in Austin is doable with planning outdoors. 75 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. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row75

Days to harvest70–80 days from seed

Feb 10 – Apr 6

Direct sow

Apr 7 – Apr 20

Grow outdoors

Apr 21 – Jun 25

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Feb 10 – Apr 6	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Apr 7 – Apr 20	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Apr 21 – Jun 25	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 frostFebruary 15

Low-risk last spring frostMarch 10

Typical first fall frostDecember 17

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 18

Frost-free days304

Outdoor sow dateFebruary 10

Direct sow windowFebruary 10 – April 6

Suitable growing windowFebruary 10 – April 25 (75 days)

Expected harvestApril 21 – June 25

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 Austin, 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 Austin

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 Austin use ERA5-Land cell 30.27, -97.74. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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