Kings Seeds - Parsley Plain or French

Parsley is the most popular and widely grown of all the herbs. It is rich in vitamins and can be used raw as a garnish or in salads. It is so versatile it can even be added to many recipes and sauces during cooking. It is ideal for freezing but as it is such a hardy herb, there is rarely any need to do this. The ideal plant to have on your window sill in your kitchen!

Plain or French Parsley is the variety that is used all over Europe. It produces flat dark green leaves with the most outstanding flavour of all the varieties available, making it the ideal addition to any meal, including fish and salads. It can also be used as one of the ingredients in a bouquet garni.

Product Part Number: 13305

Pack Size: 1000 Seeds


WHEN TO SOW
All year round

Where to Sow
Early sowings can be made into pots or trays underglass at 15°C, lightly covering the seed with a sprinkling of compost . Sowings can also be made at regular intervals into small pots of compost on a warm light windowsill all year round. Alternatively Sow seed thinly April to May direct outdoors where they are to crop, 1.5cm (½in) deep, into finely-prepared soil.

What to do next
Glasshouse sowings can be pricked out into individual pots or trays and grown on under glass before gradually hardening off in a cold frame and planting out after all risk of frost has past. Outdoor sowings should be gradually thinned to an eventual spacing of 25cm (10in). Windowsill sowings can be harvested as required.

MATURITY
All year round

HANDY TIP
Seed can sometimes be slow and erratic to germinate, taking up to 6 weeks so please be patient. Water regularly through dry weather.

Nutritional Values
A good source of Vitamins K, A and C and Iron.