Yes, parsley usually does well in a light window. You can't cut it all that often for it doesn't grown as robustly as it does outdoors but it will grow.

That's so pretty! I would definitely try to acclimate it indoors for the winter if your outside temps are going to be too cold.

Dh had a really beautiful jalapeno plant a few years ago and we tried to bring it in to winter (they are tender perennials from what I understand). It didn't do great since the house doesn't have adequate sunshine, and we seemed to have a constant issue with gnats- though there are things you can do to reduce/eliminate those usually. It was worth a try though!

Mine stays evergreen in winter. Why would you bring it in?

ETA: I stand corrected. It just stays green in my 6b zone. I use it all winter long. But here's some good information...

Since you have it in a pot, and if you have a nice sunny window, sure, why not. But like Martha said above... it is only a two year plant.

This is great information. Good to know my parsley can be out all winter and it won't die. I'm in a warm zone, but we get the occasional chill and frost. Thanks, Rob.

The second year the taste changes along with the texture. Bring it in and use it as long as it lives but do not worry about keeping it alive for next year. If it should happen to survive you can plant it outside in the dirt to attract various butterfly larva. Just do not be like someone I knew that thought the small black things on the plant were preventing caterpillars from using the plant. She very carefully removed each one of the tiny caterpillars before they were big enough to be recognized by her.

Phooey!

Thanks, everyone, for the helpful information. Rob, thanks for the link. I love learning new things and this is certainly one of them. I think I will bring it in and see how it goes. And I will be happy to give it to the butterflies if it makes it through the winter. Thanks again.

Biggest thing I would consider is the amount of light that you can provide. IF (that i a BIG if) you have plant lights, OK. However, where you live the regular amount of daylight in the next 120 days will not keep that plant going nicely. Be prepared for failure.

When I live in GA I had a basil plant in our small garden. Everything died off except for that in the winter. I raked fallen leaves around it and covered it with a sheet if frost threatened. It ended up growing into a huge bush! Quite unexpected for me, by I know next to nothing about plants.

I gave up bringing in potted plants after finding bugs in them later. Very hard to get rid of!

The way for that plant to make it to spring is, set it outside as long as the temps are above, let's say 36, but bring it inside any time it dips below that. Since it's one small plant. You'll see it's inside quite a small amount of time. And it'll still get enough sun to be happy. Merely a suggestion :)

Share, I did get some spray to put on plants that have been outside before bringing them in. I found out about it the hard way after bringing in a hibiscus and getting tons of bugs in the house!!!

Oooo, but I wouldn't spray chemicals on something I was going to eat.

Years ago when I lived in a mild climate, I had a potted parsley that lived 2 years. I didn't know the taste and texture change (we didn't use it for cooking- I just liked growing herbs at the time.) Anyway, the second year, the plant got HUGE and gorgeous, so if you can winter it over and let it grow next year, it might still look really neat even if it doesn't taste so great anymore.

All this talk about bugs too, I recently had centipedes coming out of a houseplant. They were smallish (about 1") and kind of cute, and only showed up in the early morning. I'd rather have not had them though. You never know what you're going to bring in with a plant.