Annual herb
Parsley plant profile
Petroselinum crispum
An annual herb for full sun.
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When to plant
When to plant Parsley
Start seeds indoors
8 weeks before your last spring frost to 6 weeks before your last spring frost
Direct sow
at your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Planting depth
- 0.125 in
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 10 to 12 in apart
By hardiness zone
Parsley by zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Growing parsley in home gardens
University of Minnesota Extension. Supports indoor seed-starting timing (direct), direct-sowing timing (normalized), plant and row spacing (direct), planting depth (direct), sun requirement (direct), and soil pH (direct). Checked 2026-06-11.