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Parsley root · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

When to plant parsley root in Shenzhen

Main outdoor window

not outdoors here

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Timed from last spring frost

no spring frost

In Shenzhen, on your chosen risk.

First autumn frost

no autumn frost

The far end of the outdoor season.

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Step by step in Shenzhen

Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.

Frost tolerance
Very-hardy
Damaged below
-12°C (10.4°F)
Days to maturity
90–120
Min soil temp
7°C (44.6°F)
Spacing
10 cm
Sowing depth
10 mm (0.4 in)
Sun
Full

Parsley root through the year

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Why these dates

Sow two weeks before the last frost and expect three to four weeks before anything appears. Lift from autumn or leave in the ground and dig as needed.

The root is hardy well below -12C and sweetens after frost, exactly as a parsnip does.

Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Parsley root are timed for direct sowing 2 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Shenzhen.

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Growing parsley root in Shenzhen

How much frost will parsley root tolerate?

The root is hardy well below -12C and sweetens after frost, exactly as a parsnip does.