Description
Grown as an annual and preferred by cooks for its robust flavor, flat-leaved parsley adds a fresh, tantalizing note to omelets, stews, vegetables, and even soft cheeses and rice. The flat leaves are easy to chop. Parsley is one of the most used culinary herbs around the globe; it is also considered to aid digestion. Grow indoors for fresh parsley year-round.
Variety Info
- Family: Apiaceae
- Native: Widely cultivated; origin unknown
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: Medium (12" - 24")
- Variety Info: Flat, dark leaves on 8"–10" long stems. Larger leaf than curled parsley.
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, or as soon as the soil can be worked; when soil temperature is 50º–85ºF.
- When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 14–28 days
- Seed Depth: ¼"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 8"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Pick as needed, removing entire stalks to the ground, but not removing more than 1/3 of the plant.
Description
Grown as an annual and preferred by cooks for its robust flavor, flat-leaved parsley adds a fresh, tantalizing note to omelets, stews, vegetables, and even soft cheeses and rice. The flat leaves are easy to chop. Parsley is one of the most used culinary herbs around the globe; it is also considered to aid digestion. Grow indoors for fresh parsley year-round.
Variety Info
- Family: Apiaceae
- Native: Widely cultivated; origin unknown
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: Medium (12" - 24")
- Variety Info: Flat, dark leaves on 8"–10" long stems. Larger leaf than curled parsley.
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, or as soon as the soil can be worked; when soil temperature is 50º–85ºF.
- When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 14–28 days
- Seed Depth: ¼"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 8"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Pick as needed, removing entire stalks to the ground, but not removing more than 1/3 of the plant.