Excellent taste and simple agricultural technology have made parsley a popular green crop. As a rule, this spice is sown directly in the garden bed, but you can also grow it through seedlings if you need to get early greens.
The first step is to prepare the equipment and soil. Everyone chooses the dishes for growing at their own discretion: flower pots, seedling boxes, special containers, etc. are suitable. But regarding the soil, there are several tips that are best adhered to:
How to germinate parsley seeds?
Do not rush and plant seeds without prior preparation. Of course, you will get shoots, but not soon. The fact is that parsley seeds contain essential oils that inhibit their germination. To see sprouts a few weeks earlier, use one of the following methods.Essential oils can be “washed out” by placing the seeds in warm water for 3 days, changing the water every day. After this, it is enough to dry the swollen seeds until they flow and place them in the refrigerator for a week. Germination is guaranteed. You can do without a refrigerator. In this case, after a three-day “bathing”, the seeds are distributed in a thin layer on a soft cloth and filled with water. All that remains is to wait for germination, periodically stirring the seeds and maintaining the humidity at the required level.
Seedling care
Sow parsley in furrows to a depth of 0.5-1 cm. For convenience, small seeds are mixed with dry sand. Gardeners can immediately sow one seed at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. The grooves are sprinkled with earth and carefully watered. Now the crops can be transferred to a mini-greenhouse or simply covered with glass and placed on a sunny windowsill. Shoots will appear faster if the temperature is maintained at least 25°C.The most crucial moment in growing seedlings comes. Plantings require daily attention: they are ventilated by raising the glass, and making sure that the ground remains moist. The crops remain “under cover” until the first true leaf appears.
The first shoots are very weak and cannot tolerate direct sun or dry soil. As necessary, the crops are watered with a pipette or syringe; in a hot room, they are sprayed with a spray bottle. Grown seedlings can be watered from a spoon. By the way, there will be no need for fertilizing if you use a weak solution of complete mineral fertilizer (approximately 0.5 g per 1 liter of water) instead of settled water.
Approximately a month after germination, the second pair of true leaves appears. If necessary, seedlings can be planted into separate pots, cassettes or directly into a ground greenhouse. If there is enough space for the plants to fully develop, then you can not disturb them until transplanting them into a garden bed, i.e. until the beginning of May.
Parsley is planted in moist, fertile soil at a distance of 5-8 cm between plants and about 25 cm between rows. Further care will consist of regular watering and weeding.
Growing parsley from seedlings is great for leafy varieties. When using this method for root parsley, there is a high probability of damage to the tips of the roots during transplantation and, as a result, obtaining unsightly branched root crops.
Almost every gardener grows herbs in their beds. In Russia, dill and parsley hold the palm. Without them, it is difficult to imagine vegetable salads, borscht, cabbage soup, and even more so a variety of pickles. Planting and caring for parsley in the open ground is so simple that even a beginner will not have any difficulty growing it on the plot.
Characteristics, beneficial properties and contraindications
Parsley is a biennial plant belonging to the celery family, that is, it produces a flower stalk and produces seeds in the second year. Culture is valued for the following characteristics:
- cold resistance, it winters well in open ground;
- wide growing area;
- it is a source of vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B12;
- herbalists use it as a remedy;
- As a seasoning, it is popular in almost all cuisines of the world.
In folk medicine, for the treatment and prevention of various diseases, all parts of the plant are used - leaves, seeds, roots - in the form of decoctions, infusions, lotions, lotions.
Parsley relieves inflammatory processes in the body, strengthens vision, normalizes the digestive system, restores metabolism, improves the functioning of the genitourinary and endocrine systems.
It has also found wide application in cosmetology, because, as you know, whoever eats parsley becomes younger. It maintains tone, helps fight fatigue, and has a rejuvenating effect. Parsley juice whitens skin and teeth, and restores health to hair.
Despite its unique composition and benefits, the culture has contraindications. It should not be consumed in large quantities by pregnant women, people with kidney disease, anemia and low blood pressure.
Varieties and varieties
Leafy
This variety of parsley is grown for its fragrant and tender greens. Popular varieties:
- “Ordinary leaf” - forms a large rosette with a large number of dark green leaves (30–100 pieces), suitable for sowing before winter.
- "Breeze" is a frost-resistant variety. Greens are cut 80 days after germination. The rosette grows up to 75 cm in height.
- “Bogatyr” is a shade-tolerant variety with a late set of greenery. After cutting, it quickly grows a new one.
- "Astra" is an early variety with curly leaves. The green mass actively grows after cutting. Seeds can be sown before winter.
- "Esmeralda" is a curly-leaved variety with medium ripeness, forms a rosette with leaves on short petioles.
Root
This species uses roots and tops for food. It does not have many leaves, they are tougher and less aromatic compared to leafy greens.
If the leaves of root parsley are frequently torn off, the root stops growing. He remains frail and small.
- "Bordovikskaya" is a late-ripening variety with a cylindrical white root crop. The rosette has 28–30 dark green matte leaves.
- “Sakharnaya” is an early ripening variety. The cone-shaped root vegetable of a grayish-white color is ready for consumption 95–100 days after the appearance of the first shoots. There are 20–40 leaves in the rosette. Not suitable for long-term storage.
- “Urozhaynaya” is a mid-season variety, ripeness occurs after 130 days. There are 11–20 leaves in a spreading leaf rosette. The length of the root crop is 20 cm, has good keeping quality.
What to plant before and after parsley
To obtain a good harvest and to reduce the risk of pest attacks and the development of diseases on parsley, it is necessary to observe crop rotation. The planting site is changed every 3–4 years. The best predecessors for it will be cucumbers and other representatives of the pumpkin family, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and white cabbage.
After the parsley, sow legumes, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, and onions. You cannot sow crops of the umbelliferous family after it - dill, carrots, celery, fennel, coriander, cumin and others. For the same reason, experts advise not to combine planting dill and parsley; it is better to plant them separately from each other.
Rules for sowing and planting
Despite the fact that planting and caring for parsley in open ground does not require special agrotechnical measures, sometimes incidents occur in the form of a lack of seedlings or poor seed germination. However, this is something to worry about when more than 3 weeks have passed since sowing. This culture itself takes a very long time to germinate.
If you plant dry seeds in the ground, the first shoots will appear after 2-3 weeks, since they contain a large amount of essential oils that repel water.
Why do seeds germinate poorly?
- For sowing, old seeds that had lost their germination were used (the maximum shelf life of parsley seeds is 3 years).
- Sowing was done in unsuitable soil - heavy, dry or acidic.
- We chose a place for the garden bed in the shade.
How to sow seeds for seedlings
Planting leaf parsley in seedlings helps to get an early harvest of greenery. Growing the root variety through seedlings is not practiced, since there is a high probability of damaging the root during transplantation.
Soak. It is necessary to soak the seeds to get quick shoots. They will appear within a week after sowing. There are several ways. All of them are aimed at leaching essential oils from the seed shell.
- The seeds are poured with hot water (40–50°C) and left until the liquid cools. Then they are washed and soaked overnight in fresh water. In the morning they are dried and sown.
- Pour vodka over the seed and leave for 15–20 minutes. Wash well, dry and plant in the ground.
- Seeds are poured with warm water for 48 hours, the water is changed every 4 hours. Then they are dipped into a solution of a biostimulator - “Epin”, “Zircon”, following the instructions on the package. After processing, they are dried and planted in the ground.
- The seed material is poured with warm water for 3 days, the water is changed once a day. Dry and place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 7 days.
Preparation of land and containers. It is convenient to plant seeds for seedlings in purchased black cassettes. They are equipped with a tray and a lid, which allows you to retain moisture for a longer period. Peat tablets and ordinary plastic cups with a volume of 0.2 liters are suitable for these purposes. In the last containers it is necessary to make drainage holes and provide trays. The soil for seedlings is prepared 1.5 months before sowing. To do this, use a mixture of purchased universal soil and garden soil (1:1). Add 2 tablespoons of chalk and superphosphate to one bucket of soil mixture.
Sowing and subsequent care. When you can sow parsley for seedlings depends on climatic conditions. Seeds are sown in February in southern regions or March in temperate climates. Having filled the containers with soil and watered it well, make furrows 5 mm deep and sow the seeds. Then they are covered with earth and the container is covered with polyethylene or a plastic lid.
For seed germination, it is necessary to maintain a temperature of 20–25°C. The crops are regularly ventilated and watered. When the first shoots appear, remove the lid and move the container to a bright place. The best option is a western or southern window sill.
Young leaves must be protected from direct sunlight. If the plant stands on a north or east window, then it is illuminated with phytolamps. The temperature is reduced to 15–20°C. The main care for seedlings is watering. For this purpose, use a spray bottle or water along the edges of the container using a regular spoon. Use settled water. Plant picking is not carried out.
Timing for transplanting to the garden bed. Seedlings are planted in open ground in the spring at the age of 45 days - in April or early May in fertile, moist soil. The distance between the rosettes is 5–8 cm, between the rows - 25 cm.
Seedless method of sowing in open ground
When to plant parsley in open ground also depends on the climate. In the southern regions, the first sowing is carried out in early March, in the Far East - in the last days of this month. In the Urals, Siberia and northern regions, the deadlines are shifted to the end of April. Leaf crops are sown in spring and summer - in June, July, August.
Planted leaf parsley in July or the first ten days of August manages to produce the first greens, and then goes into winter and produces a harvest for the next year.
We must sow root parsley in the spring, no later than mid-May, otherwise the root crop will not have time to ripen. In a greenhouse, to obtain an early harvest of greens, parsley is sown in the north at the end of March, and in the southern regions in February.
Site selection and soil preparation. The culture loves fertile light soil with a neutral environment, humidity and light. The beds are prepared for spring sowing in the fall. They are dug up and manure or humus is added under the leaf crop. The root variety is planted in the second year after applying manure under its predecessor. In spring, mineral fertilizers are applied to the soil:
- ammonium nitrate - 20 g per 1 m²;
- superphosphate - 50 g;
- potassium chloride - 30 g.
The area is watered abundantly with warm water and the top layer is loosened. Making grooves:
- in light soils - 1.5–2 cm;
- in heavy cases - 1–1.5 cm.
Scheme and technology. To plant parsley in the ground, the seeds are pre-soaked for rapid germination. They are sown in prepared furrows. How to sow parsley depends on the type of plant. The leafy one is planted at a distance of 10–12 cm, the curly one at an interval of 8–10 cm.
3–4 seeds are placed in each nest, followed by thinning. The root crop is planted at intervals of 1–4 cm, placing one seed at a time. Then the grooves are covered with soil, lightly compacted and watered. The beds are mulched, covered with covering material and removed only when the first shoots appear.
Growing from root vegetables
Parsley reproduces not only by seeds, but also by root crops. This is usually how it is grown at home. The root crop is planted in a flower pot, the soil is kept moist. The container with the spine is placed in a bright place. After 1–2 weeks, young stems begin to grow. The first greenery is cut after 1.5 months.
Sowing before winter
This is a frost-resistant plant, so gardeners often sow it before winter. The warmer the region, the later the plant is planted. If in the northern regions seeds are planted in October, then in the south they do this in November. When is the best time to sow seeds in the fall? Wait until the temperature is no more than +2°C during the day and below 0°C at night. Seeds are sown in slightly frozen soil, this will prevent them from swelling and germination.
In September-October, the site is dug up and potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are applied at the rate of 30 g per 1 sq. m. m. Make furrows and cover the beds with polyethylene. Before sowing, the film is removed and dry seeds are placed in the grooves. The depth of their placement is increased by 2 times compared to the spring-summer period. It is 12–20 mm. What to do if frosts do not set in and it starts to rain? We cover the beds with plastic film to prevent the seeds from getting wet.
Root crop varieties suitable for autumn planting are “sugar”, “igl”, “Russian size”; leafy - “esmeralda”, “ordinary”, “Italian giant”.
Seasonal care
Root and leaf parsley require almost the same care in open ground.
Watering, loosening
Until the seedlings appear, the soil is kept moist. Water the beds carefully so as not to bury the seeds. The cover is regularly removed and the crops are ventilated. Weeds are removed promptly. As soon as the first sprouts appear, carefully loosen the top layer.
Root parsley needs more abundant watering in August, when the root crop begins to ripen. The green crop is thinned out when three true dissected leaves form on it. Root parsley is subjected to this procedure 2 times per season. The first time two true leaves are formed. The distance between plants should be 3 cm. And then, when 5-6 leaves grow, leave 10 cm between the bushes.
How and when to feed
If the area is prepared correctly, then regular feeding of parsley is not required. It is enough to apply foliar potassium-phosphorus fertilizers twice a season. You need to be careful with nitrogenous ones, since they accumulate in plants. For the root variety, nitrogen-containing fertilizers are not used.
Treatment and prevention of diseases
Diseases more often affect the plant due to errors in care - waterlogging, soil compaction, air stagnation.
- Powdery mildew - the disease affects the leaves on which a white coating forms. It occurs in cold and rainy weather, as well as on the rosettes of plants growing in a greenhouse.
- Rust occurs on young leaves, yellow pads are localized at their tips.
- Rots affect different parts of the plant and are difficult to treat.
In case of damage, plants are treated with Fitosporin. But it is better to prevent the development of diseases and follow preventive measures:
- do not forget about crop rotation;
- After harvesting, dig up the soil well;
- loosen the soil regularly;
- remove weeds;
- ventilate greenhouses.
Pests and control methods
Parsley is attacked by:
- carrot fly;
- carrot psyllid;
- stem nematode.
The leaves of the plant on which the pest has settled turn yellow, wither, stop growing, and become deformed. If there is little time left before harvesting, insecticides are not used. Infusions are prepared from plant materials and the tops are sprayed. An infusion for carrot flies and flea beetles is prepared from garlic arrows. 200 g of raw materials are crushed and poured into 10 liters of water, and 60 g of grated laundry soap are added.
As soon as the soap is completely dissolved, spray the plants for 3 days in a row. An infusion of onion peels is effective against aphids. 200 g of dry raw materials are poured with hot water (10 l) and left for 15 hours. Then the culture is filtered and processed. If time allows, then treating plants with Fitoverm, karbofos, Fufanon and Iskra is effective.
Terms, methods of harvesting and storage rules
Leaf parsley is cut throughout the growing season. Store it frozen or dried. To make dry greens more fragrant, watering is limited several weeks before cutting. Root crops are dug up in the fall before the onset of stable frosts - at the end of October.
By this time, the pulp becomes dense and juicy. The harvest is harvested on a sunny day. Before this, the tops are cut off, leaving petioles no more than 1 cm high. Then the roots are cleared of soil and dried. Early and mid-ripening varieties are dried and canned; late-ripening varieties are suitable for long-term storage.
Parsley is an indispensable spice in cooking, cosmetology and folk medicine. The unpretentiousness of the crop allows it to be grown in unfavorable climatic conditions. In regions with short summers, it is better to play it safe and always soak the seeds before sowing so that the parsley sprouts quickly. In this case, you will not be left without aromatic spicy herbs.
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Harvesting occurs gradually - as the parsley grows. The plant can be dried, frozen and canned.
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cumin Parsley is a rather unpretentious plant.10. Parsley loves moisture very much. You need to water it with pre-settled warm water every other day, in moderate portions.
It is advisable to sow parsley on loose, fertile soils. The plant should be fed with nitrogen fertilizers, and gardeners recommend adding potassium and phosphorus to grow rhizomes. To get rich greens, you can sow the seeds at different times. The most important time to plant parsley before winter. It allows you to get an early harvest. Then comes planting in April. Delicious greens will appear on your table a little later. And summer planting of parsley will allow you to get a good harvest before late autumn. At home, the time of disembarkation is not particularly important.
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Place to plant parsley
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Methods for preparing seeds for planting
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Sowing rules
Growing parsley at home is no more difficult than in the garden, if not easier. To obtain a harvest, you must follow a number of recommendations.
Parsley is a fairly popular herb in any family. On every table at any time of the year you can see a salad, sandwich, soup with the addition of fragrant green twigs. Those who begin to plant parsley for the first time often encounter that it grows thin, sparse or weak. Let's figure out how to properly grow these tasty and healthy greens.
We prepare the land in the fall. We dig up and apply fertilizer. In spring it is necessary to level the soil and make furrows. Depth about 2 cm, distance 20 cm. Water the soil and pour out the seeds, then sprinkle with soil, slightly pressing the groove. We do not water the crops; the seeds can go deep with the water.
. Parsley is a biennial plant. If you force greens in winter, you can get an early harvest in spring. We bury several seedlings in a high bed in early spring. Before planting, we store the parsley roots in the basement in wet sand. Leafy species can be planted at the end of March, it will grow for a long time, but after a month, bushes will appear. Seedlings are grown in a bright place. And already in May you will be able to enjoy fresh herbs. 
Seedling care
plant. Root parsley is used in pickling.
Growing parsley outdoors
In order for growing parsley from seeds on a windowsill to be successful, it is important to observe the following conditions:
Parsley is one of the most common types of greens grown everywhere in garden plots. Leaf and curly parsley of different varieties are grown to obtain a lot of useful greens in a short period of time. It is used in preparing hot dishes and salads, as well as for decorating them. 
How to grow parsley at home?
"Bogatyr", "Breeze", "Carnival", "Ordinary leaf"
It is better to prepare the site in the fall, adding 3-5 kg of humus per 1 sq.m. for digging. m. In spring, complex mineral fertilizers are applied.
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12. The suitable temperature for green growth is 16-20 degrees. If it drops lower, growth will slow down, and if it rises, the greenery will dry out.
1. The type of parsley can be selected from the varieties offered to you in specialized stores. The only limitation is to give preference to early ripening species, since they ripen one and a half to two weeks earlier than others.
Parsley is a plant that is unpretentious to soil conditions. Although fertile, loose soil responds especially beneficially to it. Parsley is a plant that thrives in areas with long daylight hours. It is preferable to allocate open areas for planting. But even in slightly shaded places she feels absolutely normal. With proper care, you can reap a decent harvest.
We sow dill
Parsley tolerates frost well. It can withstand sub-zero temperatures down to 7 degrees, and even after frost the plant continues to grow. Root parsley is harvested with carrots in late autumn. Storage takes place in the cellar, the root is placed in boxes with sand so that it does not dry out. The seeds of such a crop are stored for about three years after collection.
Soil for sowing parsley
The soil in the box should not dry out or be overly moist. To do this, it is enough to water the crops once a day, trying not to erode the soil. When seedlings appear, watering can be increased.
Root parsley is grown to produce a root vegetable, which is used as a spice when pickling vegetables; however, greens are also obtained from it, but in smaller quantities, only they are quite coarse. It is not advisable to cut off the branches until the root crop ripens, otherwise it will turn out frail and small.
curly:
It is preferable to grow parsley in beds with row spacing of 20-25 cm. This cold-resistant crop is sown directly into the ground in early spring - from the second half of April. Seeds (0.5 g/sq. m) are planted shallowly in the grooves, 0.5-1 cm, watered, rolled or simply compacted with a board. Dry seeds germinate slowly and for a very long time - on the 15-20th day, so before sowing it is better to process them, for example, rinse them for half an hour in hot water, place them in a gauze bag, and then dry them until they flow. To retain moisture in the soil, crops are covered with film.
13. Once a month, fertilizing with complex fertilizers will have a beneficial effect on the harvest. 
2. Boxes for greens should be quite large and capacious.
Why is it better to plant in autumn and before winter?
The plant in question can tolerate frost well. For this reason, planting parsley before winter will not harm the crops or seedlings. Therefore, in order to get an early harvest, many gardeners do this. You can also plant parsley in early spring. The choice is yours.
on the sunny side
"Berlinskaya" is a root variety that forms a root crop in the form of a cone up to 20 cm long and up to 4 cm in diameter.
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It is important to create an optimal thermal regime for plants from +15 to +20ºС. It is worth considering that lowering the temperature will slow down their growth, and in a hot room they will begin to dry out.
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How to grow parsley
Leafy varieties of this crop can be grown by sowing in open ground several times during the spring-summer season with a difference of 20 days until mid-August, or grown in seedlings, sowing seeds in boxes at the end of March. But it is recommended to sow its root varieties directly into the garden bed in the very early spring, since, as with all crops that have a tap root, replanting is not advisable for it. "Seeds germinate at a temperature of 2-3 °C, seedlings can withstand frosts down to -9 °C. Leaf parsley can be sown all summer until the end of July.umbrella 14. To grow greens, it is recommended to use window sills that receive sufficient light.3. The bottom of the container should be covered with a few centimeters of drainage mixture, for example small pebbles mixed with expanded clay. Parsley grains take an extremely long time to germinate due to their high content of essential oils. As a result, it is much easier to prepare them in advance. Seeds must be placed in the room for germination, wrapped in a damp cloth or gauze. Experts also recommend hardening the grains. To achieve a successful result, the sprouted seeds should be placed on the bottom shelf of the freezer. After a week they can already be planted. The proposed method of preparing seeds is perfect if you plan to plant parsley in the fall, before the cold weather. . For early flowering, frequent watering is necessary. Don’t forget to thin out, make a distance of 10 cm. This is necessary so that the dill begins to grow in width and not in height. During growth, this greenery does not need feeding. “Harvest” - root parsley, with a pointed root. Ripeness time is up to 130 days. . Grass is planted in April, or in the fall, in November. The place for parsley can be in the sun or in the shade. Naturally, the seedlings will sprout earlier under the sun's rays. However, there is a possibility of burning the leaves. Excessive hot sun harms plants. The seeds must be wrapped in damp gauze for several days. As soon as the seeds have hatched, we begin planting. Provide the necessary daylight hours. To do this, you need to turn on additional lighting, especially important to do this on cloudy days. In those regions where there are no thaws in winter, this cold-resistant plant can be sown even in November before winter. However, in areas with a more severe climate, pre-winter sowing is not recommended, because seedlings that appear during a short thaw may freeze without snow due to a sharp cold snap. It is better to prepare the bed in the fall, mark grooves on it and stock up on dry soil. And already in March, having removed the snow from the garden bed and poured hot water into the furrows, you can sow parsley seeds. They will need to be sprinkled on top with soil and soil prepared in the fall, and then the bed will need to be covered with snow. In this way, you can get early shoots that will be hardened by the cold and will sprout together. Astra", "Kaderava", "Mazina R3", "Mooskrause 2", "Triplex" Cut it off as needed, leaving petioles 4-5 cm long. It’s a good idea to feed it with nitrogen fertilizers once or twice a season (50-60 g of saltpeter per 10 sq. m). Root parsley is fed at the beginning of the growing season with complex fertilizers, and in August - with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers (70 g of superphosphate and 50 g of potassium salt per 10 sq. m); nitrogen fertilizers are no longer used to avoid the accumulation of nitrates.
Who doesn't need parsley for the winter? Planting at home using a regular table lamp will allow you to enrich your diet during the cold months of the year. The lamp will help compensate for the lack of sunlight and get a rich harvest. The only condition is that the heat source must be at a distance of about half a meter from the box with the seeds. As soon as the parsley has grown more than 10 centimeters in height, it can be eaten.
Soaked seeds must be given time to dry. After this, experts recommend sowing them in beds only in wet soil to a depth of a little more than a centimeter. Leave the distance between rows approximately 20 cm, and between bushes - no more than 3 cm.
Dill is a fast-ripening crop. If yellowness appears on the greens, this means that there is not enough nitrogen. After 4 weeks you can harvest. Dill is removed from the ground along with the root mass. The height of greenery should be no more than 30 cm.
“Ordinary leaf” is a variety with lush greenery. Ripeness is achieved after 70 days. The roots are not edible.
We prepare the land for sowing in the fall. We feed the soil with mineral fertilizers and add additional fertilizers in the spring.
Parsley varieties:
The seedlings must be thinned out. This crop is not demanding on soil fertility. Therefore, it is enough that the soil in the area chosen for it has a loose structure and neutral or slightly increased acidity. This rather unpretentious plant can be planted in partial shade or in the sun. If you need to get early greens, it is naturally better to choose a sunny area, where seedlings will appear much earlier. At the same time, you can plant several rows of spices in a shaded place, where shoots, of course, will appear a little later, but since they will be protected from the scorching rays of the sun, parsley will delight you with its bright greenery all summer. It will grow well after its friendly predecessors cabbage, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes. Parsley is an unpretentious plant and takes root both in beds and in pots on the balcony. It is known to everyone for its aroma and healing properties. It's hard to imagine a vegetable salad, soup or preserves without this seasoning. And on any personal plot there is a piece of land where parsley grows green.
When growing, do not forget about regular watering, weed control, and loosening the soil. And also about thinning - with thickened crops, the root crops will grow small. In hot weather, plant growth slows down and leaves become coarser. But at the same time, the accumulation of essential oils increases - leaves and roots become more aromatic. carrot Planting parsley in the fall and before winter is most successful and promises a stronger and healthier harvest. This is explained by the fact that seeds that survive the cold become much hardier.
5. If you don’t have your own plot, you can take universal soil from the store.
If you have prepared the seeds, then expect germination in about a week, maximum two. Dry material for sowing will germinate even later. To speed up the emergence of sprouts, we suggest covering the bed with polyethylene. It will create a favorable temperature regime. You can remove it when shoots appear. Planting parsley before winter is done only with dry grains to a depth of about a centimeter. Experienced gardeners advise mulching the beds with a layer of 2-3 cm. “Kibray” is a late-ripening variety. Requires early sowing, reaches 40 cm in height.
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“Astra” is a curly variety, maturity occurs in 65 days. After cutting, the leaves grow back well.
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Planting parsley and caring for it
By planting a root at least 2.5 cm thick, you can very quickly get the desired harvest of greenery. If you first keep the box with the planted roots in a dark place at a temperature of +15˚C until they take root, the greens will grow juicier and brighter green. When the leaves begin to grow, the box should be placed on the windowsill.
- Parsley seeds are very small, so they germinate slowly in the ground; moreover, the essential oils they contain prevent moisture from penetrating through their shell.
- Parsley is sown both in autumn and spring. But when planting parsley in the fall, there is a risk that it will germinate before frost and then, accordingly, die. Therefore, planting parsley in spring is more preferred by gardeners.
- Root parsley is dug up in September and, after cutting off the leaves, is stored. Store them like carrots - in the refrigerator or cellar. Some plants are usually left in the ground in order to get fresh greens right out of the snow. Parsley easily overwinters in open ground, freezing out only in very severe snowless winters. You can cover the plantings with a thin layer (3-5 cm) of sawdust, peat, fallen leaves and cover them from mice with spruce branches. In October-November, winter sowing is carried out - with dry seeds.
1. The harvest appears several weeks earlier than from grains planted in the spring. Under the snow, plants survive the cold well, and in the spring they will have enough warmth, light and moisture for rapid growth and maturation.
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6. Pour warm water over the prepared improvised bed and tamp it down a little.
The plant in question can be planted near carrots. But you can’t sow seeds in the area where this root crop was previously grown. Cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, potatoes (early), garlic and cauliflower are considered good predecessors. Before planting leaf parsley, you can fertilize the area with manure. It will have a beneficial effect on the quality and quantity of the harvest.
When is the best time to plant?
"Alligator" - ideal for any cultivation (greenhouse, open ground). It produces several harvests per season.
If you are not a supporter of store-bought parsley, you can grow it yourself on your windowsill. The main thing in this process is to choose varieties rich in greens and follow some recommendations. The result will not take long to arrive, and soon you will be able to please your family and friends with delicious dishes garnished with fresh homemade parsley. More information about growing parsley on a windowsill from seeds will be discussed in this article.
Parsley on the windowsill - growing from seeds
It is better to give preference to early ripening varieties. Compared to late-ripening plants, early-ripening plants can be cut about 7 days earlier. The difference is small, but it’s enough to decorate the table for some holiday.
The most common early ripening varieties of parsley include the following:
- Bordovikskaya;
- Curly Sue;
- Prima;
- Green pearls;
- Breeze;
- Hanachka;
- Vorozheya;
- Carnival;
- Beads;
- Bogatyr;
- Astra and others.
Important! Here are the popular varieties of not only ordinary leaf parsley, but also curly parsley. Many people prefer to grow ordinary varieties, but curly parsley is better suited for decorating various dishes.
Selecting a container and preparing the soil
For optimal growth of parsley, it is advisable to purchase a special soil mixture for violets, because the composition of such a substrate is excellent for various greens, including parsley. But many gardeners prefer to use soil prepared with their own hands. When preparing soil for parsley, you need to take into account some nuances. Loose, slightly acidic soil is required, but neutral soil may be suitable. As a rule, fertile soil, double potassium salt are mixed.
It’s a good idea to use a container, pot, box or some other container with a depth of 20 cm or more for growing. You need a spacious container not only for root vegetables, but also for seeds. If the former need a large space initially, then the latter will need space a little later. Before use, you should treat the container with boiled water, and then make small drainage holes in the bottom.
Sowing seeds
Growing parsley is not particularly difficult, but there are still some nuances. Below are detailed instructions for sowing, we recommend that you follow them.
Table. Step-by-step instructions for sowing parsley seeds.
| Steps, photo | Description of actions |
|---|---|
| Leave the seeds to germinate for several days in a warm place, wrapped in wet gauze. After 2-3 days, the seed needs to be dried. |
| Place a 2cm layer of drainage at the bottom of the container you are using. Expanded clay is best suited for this. After this, you can fill in the purchased or prepared soil mixture. Alternatively, you can mix 2 parts coconut fiber with 1 part vermicompost. Remember: the looser the soil, the better and richer the harvest you will get. Before planting seeds, the soil must be moistened. |
| Proceed to planting. To do this, you need to make shallow grooves (no more than 1 centimeter deep) and sow parsley seeds in them. Gently sprinkle them with a small amount of soil and moisten the soil with a spray bottle. |
| Place the containers in a warm place with a temperature of at least +19 degrees for about 14-18 days (until germination). During this time, water the soil every other day. It is not at all necessary to cover the containers with plastic, although gardeners often do this. For watering, use boiled or settled water. |
| Remove excess leaves after the first shoots appear. This must be done in such a way that the distance between the remaining sheets is at least 4 centimeters. |
| Increase watering as new shoots appear, but do not overwater the soil. It is advisable to lower the room temperature to +15 degrees Celsius at this stage of development, and at night reduce it to +10-12 degrees. This can be achieved by opening the window at night. |
| Use a fluorescent lamp for additional lighting in winter. The distance from the lamp to the plant is 50 centimeters. It should shine at least 8 hours a day. |
| Approximately 60 days after the appearance of the first shoots, begin harvesting. Do not cut the parsley sprigs at the root, leave the petioles 4-5 centimeters long. |
The plant is considered to be mature once it reaches a height of 12 centimeters. This method is simple, but it has its drawbacks. For example, the growing process is very labor-intensive, but parsley will grow for at least a year.
Features of cultivation
To grow parsley from seeds, follow some recommendations.
- Do not allow the soil to dry out. Water the plant regularly, being careful not to erode the soil.
- Monitor the temperature, because when the temperature rises, the parsley will begin to dry out, and when it drops, its growth will stop.
- Install a fluorescent lamp only in winter, when daylight hours are short.
- If the plants have been planted too often, they need to be thinned out.
- Cut parsley only after it has grown enough. If you do this too early, you may harm the young plant.
Aftercare
After sowing the planting material, you need to cover the container with glass or polyethylene and place it in a warm place, protected from direct sunlight.
Temperature
It is advisable to find a temperature balance, since low temperatures (up to +15 degrees) can be destructive for the plant, and on the other hand, heat is also bad. For comfortable and rapid development of parsley, it is advisable to maintain a temperature regime within +15-20 degrees. This will speed up the growth of greenery.
Watering
If when growing parsley in the garden you do not know exactly how much water the plant receives, then in the case of growing it on a windowsill you should definitely know this. Parsley loves moisture, but it does not grow in water - this information should be taken into account when watering. It (watering) should be moderate so that there is a state of increased soil moisture.
Lighting
As mentioned earlier, for optimal growth of greenery you need to use special ones, because the plant cannot receive enough light. Additional lighting lamps should be used only in winter, since in summer the daylight hours are quite long.
Top dressing
If you managed to prepare a high-quality soil mixture or purchased it in a store, then additional fertilizing is not needed. In other cases, it is necessary to periodically add additional mineral fertilizers to the substrate.
The most common drugs include:
- “Agrolife” – place 1 teaspoon of fertilizer on the top layer of soil;
- “Growth” – water the soil with the preparation diluted with water (1/2 cap per 1 liter of water).
There is another, simpler way to grow parsley on a windowsill - from root vegetables. Preparation of planting material is as follows: buy several plant roots in the store or dig them up in your city before the soil freezes. Make sure that there are no cracks, scratches, rot or any other damage to the surface of the root vegetables. The sizes of the latter may vary, but the most suitable are root vegetables whose diameter does not exceed 4 centimeters. If you choose a root crop that is too large, the plant’s growing season will be too long.
Table. Planting root parsley.
| Steps, photo | Description of actions |
|---|---|
| Place drainage at the bottom of the pot. Expanded clay may be suitable for this, but if it is not at hand, use the ceiling plinth, finely crumbling it with your hands. The drainage layer should be no more than 2 cm. |
| Pour the soil mixture on top. You can use either store-bought or home-made. In the second case, mix 2 parts humus, 1 part turf soil and 7 parts garden soil. After thoroughly mixing these components, add a little lime. |
| Take the prepared parsley roots and trim the greens using scissors. You don't need any greens, just root vegetables. If necessary, trim the tails of the roots. |
| Carefully plant the roots into the ground. You don't need to plant very deep. |
| Repeat the procedure with the remaining root vegetables. Do not deepen the roots so that they protrude from the ground by about 1.5-2 cm. |
| After planting the parsley roots, carefully water everything to keep the soil moist. Place the container with the planted plants on the windowsill to ripen. In about 3 weeks you will have fragrant greens. |
Features of caring for root parsley
- The container with root vegetables must be moved to a cool place. An insulated balcony is perfect for this purpose. Organize moderate watering of plants.
- After the petioles begin to actively grow, the container should be placed on the windowsill.
- Rotate the pot of seedlings periodically to ensure symmetrical growth of the parsley bushes. As a rule, this should be done no more than once a week.
- On sunny days there is no need to use additional lighting, which cannot be said about cloudy weather.
- Watering parsley should be abundant and frequent, but try not to over-moisten the soil, as this will lead to rotting.
- The optimal temperature for development is no more than 20 degrees Celsius.
- After about 18-25 days, the parsley will be fully ripe and the first greens can be cut.
- If necessary, you need to feed the plants with mineral fertilizers after cutting. This is done in cases where the plant looks very exhausted.
As a conclusion
Regardless of the method you choose to grow greens on the windowsill, only proper care will allow you to get a good and lush harvest. All that is required of you is timely watering, taking into account soil moisture and the time of year, sufficient daylight hours, regular fertilizing and compliance with the temperature regime. And soon you will be able to please your family with homemade greens!
Video - Growing parsley on a windowsill
Parsley is one of the few leafy vegetables that seems to be specially created for humans. It would seem like a banal herb, but how many useful things are collected in it, this is a real storehouse of health, which you cannot do without either in winter or summer. Everything in it goes into use: the leaves, the roots, and the seeds are used in the daily diet of a person who cares about maintaining his health and the normal functioning of all body systems. You will get even more incomparable pleasure and true benefits from fragrant parsley grown with your own hands. It can be sown immediately in the garden. And if you are in a hurry to quickly get early greens, it is recommended to grow the popular spice through seedlings.
Parsley comes in two types:
Although now breeders have developed a universal variety that has both roots and leaves (for example, the Bogatyr variety).
In this case, the sheet is:
In leaf parsley, only the leaves are edible. In addition to the root vegetable, you can also eat greens from root parsley, but if you start picking it too early, the fruit simply will not grow and will turn out very small.
Video: how to grow parsley - the best varieties
When to plant parsley for seedlings and in open ground
If you are going to sow parsley seeds directly into open ground, then the optimal time is the end of March-April, depending on the weather conditions of your region.
When growing parsley from seedlings, it is correct to plant it in the garden at the age of 1.5 months, in other words, it should be planted as seedlings in March, so that it can be planted in open ground in mid-April-early May.
By the way! You can plant parsley before winter: in the fall before frost begins, that is, around October.
According to the lunar calendar in 2019
For greater discipline, many gardeners often turn to the lunar calendar for specific dates.
Thus, the most favorable days in 2019 for sowing leaf parsley for seedlings or open ground are:
- in March - 8-12, 15-17, 27-29;
- in April - 6-13, 15-18, 24-26, 29, 30;
- in May - 1-4, 8-10, 12-14, 17, 18, 21-23, 26-31;
- in June - 5, 6, 9-15, 22-25;
- in July - 10-12, 20-22, 29-31;
- in August - 2-8, 11-13, 17, 18, 26-28;
- in September - 1-5, 7-10;
- in October - there are no favorable dates;
- in November - 1-3, 6-8, 15-18, 24, 25.
By the way! If you are going to plant parsley to the root (root), then for this there are completely different favorable dates according to the lunar calendar.
So auspicious days according to the lunar calendar for planting root parsley in 2019 are:
- March – 10-12, 15-17, 23-25, 27-30;
- in April – 2-9, 11-15, 24-27, 29, 30;
- in May - 1-4, 12-14, 21-23;
- in June - 9-11, 18-20;
- in July - 25-31;
- in August - there are no favorable dates.
- in September - 17-19, 26, 27, 30;
- in October - 4-7, 15-17, 19-21, 23-25, 27;
- in November - 1-3.
However, it is not as important to sow greens or vegetables on a favorable day as it is not to do so on an unfavorable one, and according to the 2019 lunar calendar this is:
- in March - 6, 7, 21;
- in April - 5, 19;
- in May - 5, 19;
- in June - 3, 4, 17;
- in July - 2, 3, 17;
- in August - 15, 16, 30, 31;
- in September - 14, 15, 28, 29;
- in October - 14, 28;
- in November - 12, 13, 26,27.
According to the lunar calendar from the magazine “1000 tips for a summer resident.”
Preparing parsley seeds for sowing
Parsley seeds, like others from the umbelliferous family (parsnips, celery, carrots), are coated with essential oils that inhibit their hatching. If you want to improve the germination of planting material, it should first be prepared and processed, namely soaked.
One of the most popular ways is to place the seeds, wrapped in a cloth, in warm water for 2-3 days, changing it 1-2 times a day, and then dry.
Another way: soak the seeds overnight in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, then put them in damp gauze or a paper napkin to germinate in a warm place (for example, near a radiator).
Another way: the day before sowing, take parsley seeds and soak them in a glass of water with the addition of potassium humate (literally 1 drop), covering the top with the same glass with a cut out top and two holes in the bottom and creating a kind of water greenhouse. Then put it all on the battery. The next day, the seeds must be thoroughly dried, spread in a thin layer on paper or newspaper, and you can sow.
There is another very interesting way of soaking seeds in a syringe, which you can see in the following video:
Planting parsley seeds directly in open ground
The most important thing when growing and sowing parsley in the ground is to choose and properly prepare the bed and soil.
Organic fertilizers, such as compost or humus, should be added to the soil before planting.
If your soil is very clayey, then add sand to it for better germination, because a loose layer will not allow moisture to escape.
Advice! Parsley is a biennial plant, so you should choose a site for planting that you definitely won’t need next year and won’t want to dig up. And next spring you will get super early greens.
Before sowing, you need to dig up the bed (or loosen it), add fertilizer, water it well, compact the soil and make rows for sowing at a distance of 15-20 centimeters from each other.
The depth of planting parsley seeds depends on the sowing time. If you plant in early spring in late March - early April, then you should deepen it by 1 cm, and if in late April - early May, then by 2 centimeters. But again, this depends on the region of your residence and weather conditions: if the deadlines have come, and there is snow outside the window, then no one will think about any sowing.
Advice! To speed up germination, cover the bed with the crops with film or spunbond for about a week.
There is no longer any need to water the crops until germination.
By the way! You can get fresh parsley from spring until the first frost if you plant it using a conveyor belt method, in other words, you need to sow the seeds every 2-3 weeks (until mid-August). Plus, you can help yourself by additionally planting these greens as seedlings or even at all.
Video: how to sow parsley in open ground in spring
How to sow parsley seeds for seedlings: agricultural cultivation techniques
Selection of containers and soil
As a planting container for growing parsley seedlings, it is very convenient to use purchased black cassettes, sold together with a tray and a plastic lid that allows you to retain moisture.
You can also use the most ordinary 0.2 liter plastic cups, taking an additional tray. Just remember to make drainage holes in the cups.
As soil, you can use the most ordinary soil for growing seedlings, which should be mixed in equal proportions with ordinary garden soil, and add a little river sand to loosen it.
Direct sowing
Step-by-step instructions for sowing parsley seeds for seedlings:
Video: planting parsley for seedlings
Caring for parsley seedlings after sowing
As soon as the first shoots appear, the shelter should be removed, and the planting container itself should be placed in a bright place, for example, on a southern or western sunny windowsill. Or provide additional illumination with phytolamps or their LED analogues. In this case, the temperature should be kept at +15-20 degrees.
Young parsley seedlings do not require special care. It should only be watered as the soil dries out, preferably along the edge of the container or, for example, from a spoon. You can also use a spray bottle, but it is recommended that the water be settled.
As a rule, gardeners do not resort to picking parsley seedlings, even despite its dense crops. But just for fun, you can, of course, try to do this when it has 2-3 true leaves (that is, about 4 weeks after planting).
Video: growing parsley through seedlings with picking
Planting seedlings in open ground
It is worth planting parsley seedlings in a garden bed in open ground at the age of 1.5 months, that is, if you plant them in mid-March, the planting date will be in early May.
Parsley is a rather unpretentious plant in terms of location and growing conditions: it can grow in sunny areas and in shaded corners of the garden. Moreover, in the shade, according to some gardeners, it turns out even more juicy and tasty. But in the scorching sun it becomes a bit dry in taste. Moreover, if you have sandy soil, then so that it does not dry out quickly, you need to plant it in the shade.
By the way! It is convenient to plant this greenery next to fruit trees. If under the apple tree you get a very thin and thin one, then the parsley will grow very well.
Even .. can also be good neighbors. In general, parsley is great for mixed plantings.
As for crop rotation, this plant can be planted in the bed where it was previously grown. , And.
The optimal scheme for planting parsley seedlings: the distance between seedlings is 5-8 cm, between rows is 25-30 cm.
2-3 seedlings should be planted in one hole. If the ground is damp, then there is no need to water additionally, but if possible, cover the seedlings with a plastic bottle on top.
Video: planting parsley seedlings in open ground
Thus, growing parsley from seedlings is not so difficult, and you will be rewarded with a wonderful early harvest. As a rule, it is believed that the seedling method is more suitable for leaf varieties, because When growing a root variety through seedlings during transplantation into open ground, it is very easy to damage its young roots, which will cause the development of unsightly branched root crops. However, some gardeners in Siberia and the Urals successfully plant it as seedlings.
Video: growing root parsley with seedlings
Caring for parsley in open ground
Further care for parsley in open ground will consist of regular watering as the soil dries, thinning, loosening and weeding at the very beginning of its development.
It is best to water parsley in the evening.
By the way! Root parsley loves abundant watering most of all in August, this is when its root crops need moisture.
If you have sandy soil, then you need to water the plantings more often than, for example, on loam.
Parsley on pre-fertilized soil, as a rule, does not need fertilizing. If you have excessively sandy soil, then during the season you can feed it by watering it with an infusion of manure or an herbal infusion.
Important! Liquid fertilizing should be done so that the fertilizer does not fall on the leaves, but only on the ground next to the greens.
Leaf parsley, as a rule, does not need thinning, since it occurs naturally.
By the way! If you don't dig up root parsley in the fall, you can get the earliest greens next spring. So be sure to leave some parsley in the garden.
If you care about what your future parsley harvest will be like, trust our good recommendations and advice, and an excellent result will not be long in coming.
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