Household planning
How many parsley plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult1–11 typical plants
2 adults1–21 typical plants
4 adults1–42 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first action3 weeks before last frost
Maturity range65–90 days
Harvest window60–140 days
Latest planting buffer90 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing4–10 in
Between rows8–18 in
Yield range2–8 bunches
Yield confidencelow
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
0.5minimum gallons per plant
1recommended gallons per plant
8″minimum useful depth