Garden Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Also known as
Parsley, Ache, Devil-and-Back-Ten-Times, Herb of Death, Herb Venus
Petroselinum crispum by 4028mdk09 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Partial Shade
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
85cm | Max | 65cm |
30cm | Min | 15cm |
6 months to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Garden Parsley Overview
Petroselinum crispum commonly known as Parsley is is a biennial but is best grown as an annual. It is an extremely useful culinary herb. The leaves and stalks are also used to make a delicious vegetable stock along with carrots, onions and other garden vegetables. Parsley are fully to frost hardy and grow well in full sun or light shade. They will prefer a moist, well-drained soil. However, the leaves can become course in the second year.
Common problems with Garden Parsley
How to harvest Garden Parsley
Leaves ready for harvest 80 days after sowing. To ensure the best-flavoured leaves, treat Parsley like an annual - cut out the flower stalk when it appears to prevent the plant from going to seed and harvest leaves as needed. Best used during the first year. Can be frozen or dried. Let the plant produce seed in the 2nd season when leaves will turn bitter.
How to propagate Garden Parsley
Seed
In Spring to Summer, soak seeds for 3 days, changing the water every day. Then sow in a spot with bright light, 6mm deep, in rich, well-drained soil. Keep moist. Germination in 5-6 weeks.
Special features of Garden Parsley
Crop rotation
Pot plant
Attracts useful insects
Attractive leaves
Other uses of Garden Parsley
Culinary, ornamental, foliage, container
Edible
Parsley leaves are used in a wide range of dishes, especially from the Mediterranean cuisine.
Medicinal
Useful to stimulate appetite, relieve flatulence and urinary tract troubles and to improve the function of adrenal glands. Acts against bad breath and soothes bee stings and open wounds. High chlorophyll content gives it antiseptic properties.