Growing Parsley

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Petroselinum crispum common parsley, garden parsley, flat-leaf parsley
Other names
common parsley, garden parsley, flat-leaf parsley
Botanical name
Petroselinum crispum
Plant category
Herbs
Parsley

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Facts and figures

Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Light feeder
Difficulty level
Easy
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
A - tall or wide crops, almost year-round
Row spacing
30 cm
Plant spacing
10 cm
Growth height
30 - 90 cm
Sowing depth
2 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
18 - 25 °C
Germination type
Light and dark
Pre-growing period
90 days

Planting & harvest times of Parsley

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Direct sowing
Pre-grow
Transplant
Harvest
Harvest (next year)

Direct sowing from Early March to Mid June. Transplant to bed from Early April to Late April. Pre-grow about 90 days before planting out, approximately between Early January and Late January. Harvest begins around Early May and continues until Mid April next year.

Good and bad companions of Parsley

Very good neighbours
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours

Predecessors and successors of Parsley

Bad predecessors
Very bad predecessors
Bad successors
Very bad successors