Parsley is a biennial plant with bright green, feather-like leaves. It’s in the same family as dill and carrots and is most commonly used as a garnish. Here’s how to grow parsley in your own garden.
This popular herb is used in sauces, salads, and especially soups, as it lessens the need for salt. Not only is parsley the perfect garnish, it’s also good for you; it’s rich in iron and vitamins A and C!
Native to Mediterranean Europe, the parsley plant is a biennial, but is usually grown as an annual in home gardens. After the first year, the leaves tend to become more bitter and tough, but the plant will gladly reseed itself in temperate zones.
For more information on how to grow parsley click the following hyperlink to Farmers Almanac Parsley.
For other resources please click on Gardening Know How's Parsley link.
Description: Flat-leaved variety used in salad dressings, poultry, soups and as an ingredient of pesto. Flavor is much more pronounced than that of the more familiar curled type. Plain, flat, deeply cut dark green leaves with pronounced flavor.
Parsley, Italian Flat Leaved Organic:
Description: Flat-leaved variety used in salad dressings, poultry, soups and as an ingredient of pesto. Flavor is much more pronounced than that of the more familiar curled type. Certified Organic Seed. Flat-leaved variety with pronounced flavor.
Description: Cooks Garden Favorite. This giant flat leaf parsley has a refined, clean aroma and taste, useful in a wide range of dishes. Chemical analysis reveals high concentrations of the essential oil apiol, especially apparent when making a batch of Persillade, a mixture of chopped garlic and chopped parsley that is wonderful on fresh fish. From one of our best European seed houses.
Description: Aromatic parsley creates a marvelous fantasy of flavor and beauty—elegant, delicious, feathery leaves and tender, edible stems. Adds dreamy taste to soups, stews, sauces, pastas, ragouts and stuffing. Sublime fragrance and attractive textures grace patio pots and tubs. Please your palate, decorate your plate and garden—its unusual and unique foliage is a standout. Highly aromatic new parsley, with elegant feathery leaves and tender very-edible stems.
Parsley, Italian Dark Green Organic:
Description: Use in salad dressings, poultry, soups and as an ingredient in pesto. Attractive as a garnish. Its flavor is much more pronounced than that of the more familiar curled type. Certified Organic Seed. Very flavorful, flat leaves.
Parsley, Double Curled Organic:
Description: Parsley is great for garnishing and added flavor. The vigorous compact plants have dense dark green finely crumpled closely curled leaves and are frost tolerant. Certified Organic Seed. Frost tolerant, compact plants with finely curled leaves. Certified Organic.
Description: Flat-leaved variety used in salad dressings, poultry, soups and as an ingredient of pesto. Flavor is much more pronounced than that of the more familiar curled type. Certified Organic Seed. Plain, flat, deeply cut dark green leaves with more pronounced flavor than Extra Curled Dwarf.
Description: Wonderful flavor and an excellent source of vitamins. This variety has finely cut, curly leaves on very compact plants. Start early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost. Finely cut, curly leaves, compact plants.
Parsley, Gigante DItalia Organic:
Description: This Italian heirloom parsley is very spicy, flavorful; its plain flat leaves are ideal for seasoning. Bushy, thick stalks can also be eaten like celery. Certified Organic Seed. Vigorous growth, great flavor.