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Parsley growing guide

Biennial herb used as both a garnish and a cooking herb. Flat-leaf varieties have more flavour; curly types are more decorative. Slow to germinate but very productive once established.

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Wikimedia Commons · Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
14-28 daysGermination
70-90 daysHarvest
20 cmSpacing
0.5 cmSow depth
Full/PartSun
HardyFrost
2 cm/weekWater
6-7pH

Planting calendar by climate

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ClimateSowTransplant / PlantHarvest
TropicalApr - AugApr - AugJun - Oct
SubtropicalMar - AugMar - AugMay - Oct
MediterraneanFeb - SepFeb - SepApr - Nov
TemperateFeb - SepFeb - SepApr - Nov
CoolFeb - AugFeb - AugApr - Oct
AridMar - AugMar - AugMay - Oct

Cooking and eating ideas

A quick garden-to-table guide for using Parsley after harvest.

Raw / fresh

Use fresh leaves raw as garnish, in salads, dressings, pestos, chutneys, teas, and herb sauces.

Cooked

Add near the end of cooking to soups, curries, stir-fries, eggs, noodles, or sauces to keep aroma bright.

Store / preserve

Freeze, dry, make pesto, herb oil, vinegar, infused salt, or paste.

Try: Fresh garnish, Pesto or chutney, Herb tea, Infused oil.

Good companions

Tomato, Asparagus, Rose, Carrot

Avoid near

Lettuce

Growing note

Soak seeds overnight before planting to speed up slow germination.

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