When to Plant Parsley in Wichita Falls, TX

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Wichita Falls you can estimate when it's possible to plant parsley by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Parsley

Frost tolerance for parsley: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Parsley do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant parsley
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant parsley
Probably not a good time to plant parsley

The earliest that you can plant parsley in Wichita Falls is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant parsley and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your parsley may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your parsley indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Wichita Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wichita Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Wichita Falls there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your parsley in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wichita Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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