tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4305821090836810733..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: ParsleyMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-22565356740404342742014-10-30T15:36:16.873+00:002014-10-30T15:36:16.873+00:00I sow parsley in the spring but don't harvest ...I sow parsley in the spring but don't harvest much throughout the year. It always looks dreadful by the end of winter but in spring it bursts into life with lots of new leaf growth before flowering. That is when I harvest it. It does mean though I don't have much through the other months. I think the answer would be to grow some to use through the summer/autumn and some to leave to overwinter.Hastings gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807026709733410060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-53917802759609677982014-10-30T11:20:08.947+00:002014-10-30T11:20:08.947+00:00Fresh parsley is the best. I have one recipe that ...Fresh parsley is the best. I have one recipe that my husband just loves and I swear it is the fresh parsley that really makes it. I only need a few plants each year though. I only grow the flat leaf type and it seems to grow better here. The carrot fly seems to take down the curly ones more. Or it might just be the varieties that I was growing.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-57006436554690506152014-10-28T04:04:06.586+00:002014-10-28T04:04:06.586+00:00Good luck on growing parsley Mark. I also grow par...Good luck on growing parsley Mark. I also grow parsley but not in a large amount. :)Yang Saya Sukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105627242155020134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-86421134683793721342014-10-27T16:20:46.505+00:002014-10-27T16:20:46.505+00:00Knee-high Parsley sounds good to me! Unfortunately...Knee-high Parsley sounds good to me! Unfortunately I don't have a greenhouse though.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-83780322633260983212014-10-27T07:40:59.320+00:002014-10-27T07:40:59.320+00:00I somehow ended up with parsley in my greenhouse t...I somehow ended up with parsley in my greenhouse this year. It was huge- knee high. I hate parsley, so maybe total neglect in a greenhouse is the key. This approach also worked for cucamelons, which were prolific but unpalatable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-67414235757612875842014-10-26T12:14:14.397+00:002014-10-26T12:14:14.397+00:00Yes, I think you may be right. Direct sowing is pr...Yes, I think you may be right. Direct sowing is probably best - though I usually sow Parsley in pots mainly because of space limitations.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-92163808555593025222014-10-26T12:12:52.443+00:002014-10-26T12:12:52.443+00:00An aunt of mine used to have a "perennial&quo...An aunt of mine used to have a "perennial" patch of Parsley. It self-seeded and kept itself going year after year. I suppose this natural way would be the best if I could afford the space for it.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-69867493031925473372014-10-26T11:11:58.060+00:002014-10-26T11:11:58.060+00:00I don't any herbs are easy to grow outside bec...I don't any herbs are easy to grow outside because they seem to bulk up so slowly. The best parsley my veg patch has ever seen was the result of an 8 year old chucking an entire packet of seed into 6 square foot patches in early August. Overcrowded and left to fend for itself over winter, it was the lushest patch ever! We had two years good pickings from that patch until I had to pull out the oldest plants - and that was tough, the roots were really well established! Good soil and moisture is the way to go.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79016604024327251332014-10-25T22:14:04.037+01:002014-10-25T22:14:04.037+01:00Well, the parsley I have grown does not seem to be...Well, the parsley I have grown does not seem to be bothered by any insects at all here but I have noticed that when I direct sow parsley it does better than when I transplant some from pots but that could be because of a lot of different factors with the pot grown parsley. becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79328553660330069322014-10-25T17:34:46.812+01:002014-10-25T17:34:46.812+01:00I remember how well this method worked for you las...I remember how well this method worked for you last year so I hope it goes on to perform well for you again.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com