Parsley

Plant family

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Plant distance

15 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

Beginning of May

Picking

Every week

Description

Parsley is a biennial seasoning herb from the umbellifer family. In the first year of cultivation, green leaf rosettes are formed, in the following year a flower stalk with umbel flowers, in which the seeds develop. After flowering, the parsley is no longer edible. The seeds should not be eaten in any case, because they are poisonous.

Growing tips

You can sow parsley directly into the bed or pre-grow it in plant pots. Parsley takes a very long time to germinate. If you sow it directly, you should therefore make sure that the soil is weed-free and sufficiently moist. We recommend sowing radishes as marker seeds. You should not harvest parsley once it has flowered, as it then becomes inedible. The seeds are poisonous and should not be eaten under any circumstances. Parsley is sensitive to crusty soil and excessive sunlight, so it is best to grow it as an undersow. A cultivation break of 4 years from other umbellifers should be observed.