Freedom_Spark writes

Hello again everyone. I bought a small parsley plant in April, it was
planted out in May and had a pretty awful start with constant wet
weather, it looked like it was on it's last legs, most of it had died
away and the few leaves that remained had yellowed. However, it seems
to have perked up again now.

It's looking pretty good now.

My issue is a few people I have asked for
advice have said that parsley it unbelievably easy to establish quickly
& that it spreads right away, mine has shown no obvious increase in
size. Are there any conditions which parsley would thrive in?

Most people would grow it from seed and have quite a few plants. But the
seed doesn't germinate as well the second year, so I can see the
attraction of growing plants rather than buying seeds that you won't use
all of.

I don't think it is particularly fussy about conditions, but I can't see
it being happy in a hot dry position. It doesn't like getting
waterlogged either. But it's quite forgiving. I tend to leave mine in a
pot, because a) it seems a lot of effort to plant something out that I'm
only going to use for a year and b) the veg area is the other end of the
garden, whereas I can grow it in a pot just outside the kitchen door - I
much more likely to use fresh herbs, particularly in winter or on rainy
days, if I can just dart outside to grab them while the onions are
gently frying in the pan.

My little
plant is in quite a shaded area. Also will this plant survive year
after
year

No - next year it will put up a flower shoot and will start getting
tough. Best to start anew each year.

& how much parsley should I expect to get when it's fully
established?

To give you and idea, I'd feel happy about picking a couple of leaves
from that plant, and then another couple of leaves once it's grown two
more to replace the ones you've picked.

--
Kay