Growing Hamburg parsley

Petroselinum crispum subsp. tuberosum root parsley, Dutch parsley, turnip-rooted parsley
Other names
root parsley, Dutch parsley, turnip-rooted parsley
Botanical name
Petroselinum crispum subsp. tuberosum
Family / Genus
Apiaceae / Petroselinum
Plant category
Root and tuber vegetables
Hamburg parsley
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Facts and figures

Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
C - low growth, short growing period
Culture (according to Sister C. Weinrich)
Companion crop
Growing period
150 days
Row spacing
30 cm
Plant spacing
10 cm
Growth height
25 - 35 cm
Sowing depth
2 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
18 - 25 °C
Germination type
Dark

Planting & harvest times of Hamburg parsley

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Direct sowing
Harvest
Harvest (next year)

Direct sowing from Early March to Late May. After a growing period of 150 days, harvest can begin around Early August and continues until Late March next year.

Good and bad companions of Hamburg parsley

Very good neighbours
Tomato
Good neighbours
Beetroot
Radish
Spinach
Swiss chard
Bad neighbours
Batavia lettuce
Butterhead lettuce
Celery
Iceberg lettuce
Lollo biando / Lollo rosso
Oak leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce

Predecessors and successors of Hamburg parsley

Good predecessors
Lupin
Oats
Bad predecessors
Carrot
Celeriac
Cutting celery
Fennel
Parsley
Parsnip
Winter rye
Very bad predecessors
Celery
Bad successors
Carrot
Celeriac
Cutting celery
Dill
Fennel
Parsley
Parsnip
Very bad successors
Celery

Harvest and processing

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