Parsley will help these plants by loosening and preparing the surrounding soil.

The first year, growing parsley will top out between 6 and 12 inches, both tall and wide.

Cute, appealing, tasty.

Growing Parsley at home step by step

The second year, parsley booms!

Lush, elegant, bitter.

The third year… there is no third year.

Growing Parsley at home

Parsley is a biennial at best.

Light, Moisture, and Soil Requirements

Light: Part to full sun.

Anything from 4 hours up ought to work just fine.

How to grow Parsley at home

Moisture: Moderate moisture, neither extreme.

Soil: Anything really, as long as it drains well.

Cultivation Tips for Growing Parsley

Starting from…: Seed or Seedling.

Also, use at least 4 deep containers as Parsley has a relatively long taproot.

Growing Parsley: Plant enough to accommodate the voracious appetite of the Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar!

No, you didnt kill it.

Never done this before?

It gets huge when it blooms.

Italian parsley, P. crispum var.

neopolitanum, is your more cold-hardy flat-leaved parsley.

Itll cut the harshness without hurting the flavor.

While it works fresh or dry, it is richer fresh.

you could extend the life of cut parsley by standing it upright in a jar of water.

(Not the whole jar filled with water, just the bottom inch or so.)

When parsley arrives as a garnish on your plate, save it for the end of the meal.

Its a natural breath freshener.