Planting parsley: simple tips for a rich harvest

With its fresh, spicy taste and characteristic aroma, parsley gives numerous dishes the perfect finishing touch. But the culinary herb not only scores points in terms of taste, the curly green also trumps with its health benefits. Because parsley contains vitamin C, vitamin K and folic acid, as well as important minerals.

Planting parsley: You should pay attention to this

In order for the parsley to thrive well, you should consider the following tips:

• Parsley can easily be sown outdoors from April. Even in summer it is possible to sow the herb, but outdoors this should not be done later than July, but ideally in the sheltered environment of a greenhouse.
• From January, the seeds can also be grown indoors and the seedlings can be planted in the bed from April.
• The herb prefers a sunny to partially shaded place. With too much direct sunlight, the leaves tend to turn yellow.
• The soil should be permeable and rich in humus.
• The herb requires a lot of water. However, you should avoid waterlogging.
• Parsley does not require fertilization.

Parsley can be successfully grown both in the herb bed and in a balcony pot. Parsley also thrives in a small clay pot that you place on the windowsill.

When creating a herb spiral it is advisable to plant the parsley lower down as the soil in the upper parts of the spiral may be too dry. If you are planning a large-scale herb garden, it is important to choose suitable neighbors for the parsley. For example, it’s best not to plant a biennial like parsley next to sunbathers like rosemary or thyme.

A time-saving alternative is to buy pre-grown young plants in the garden center and plant them directly in the bed. In contrast, potted parsley plants from the supermarket often tend to die when transplanted outdoors. These plants were not specifically bred for outdoor conditions.

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