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In Zone 5, the last spring frost usually passes around April 30 and the first fall frost arrives around October 1, leaving about 154 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.
Classic temperate season. Most vegetables and flowers do well with normal timing.
Planting windows for parsley in Zone 5
| Task | Window |
|---|---|
| Start seeds indoors | Feb 26 to Mar 12 |
| Transplant | Apr 23 to May 7 |
| Estimated harvest | Jul 7 to Oct 5 |
The harvest estimate counts 75 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 90 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 5; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.
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Parsley in a Zone 5 season
Zone 5 gives about 154 frost-free days. Parsley needs roughly 75 days from transplant. That leaves about 79 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.
How to grow parsley
Soak the seeds and start them indoors about 8 weeks before planting out; germination is slow. Plant out in the cool part of the year, since parsley runs to seed in the heat. A biennial usually grown as an annual.
Companion plants
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Parsley in other zones
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Parsley: the full growing guide · The Zone 5 planting calendar · Every crop and zone
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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.