Sowing Parsley is a traditional job for Good Friday...long story, and there is as many 'old wives tales' about this...but one of the 'tales' is about how growing Parsley wards off evil spirits and how only the male head of the house can plant it, another 'tale' says that a Virgin who dares sow the seeds looses her virginity to the devil!! (see here for a great piece on Parsley folklore)
Parsley is different from most other herbs in that its best grown fresh every year, so treat it like a cabbage or lettuce and work a good bit of ground and plant it as part of your vegie garden or in big pots of rich compost. At the end of the year dig it all up, eat it all...and I mean all...roots and all and then grow some fresh every year.
We sourced some seeds from At the Garden Gate, see here. and for £2 you'd grow enough parsley to be self-sufficient in this glorious herb!
Parsley is different from most other herbs in that its best grown fresh every year, so treat it like a cabbage or lettuce and work a good bit of ground and plant it as part of your vegie garden or in big pots of rich compost. At the end of the year dig it all up, eat it all...and I mean all...roots and all and then grow some fresh every year.
We sourced some seeds from At the Garden Gate, see here. and for £2 you'd grow enough parsley to be self-sufficient in this glorious herb!
 broadcast sowing Parsley in trays |  good sprinkling of seeds and then lightly covered over inc ompost, labelled and then placed inside until germinated |
Parsley takes a good time to germinate, maybe 4 weeks or more so don't be fazed if after a week or two nothing has happened. But they will come....and will be delicious!
Also, see this great idea from GreenSideUpVeg here, parsley seeds and all you need for making Parsley wine...
