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. 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? My little plant is in quite a shaded area. Also will this plant survive year after year & how much parsley should I expect to get when it's fully established? Once again, I'm a complete beginner so excuse all the questions. Thanks

I've included a picture of the plant

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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.

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Kay

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:17:32 +0100, Freedom_Spark wrote:

Are there any conditions
which parsley would thrive in?

Yes, the woman has to be he boss in the house.

In message , Derek Turner
writes
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:17:32 +0100, Freedom_Spark wrote:

Are there any conditions
which parsley would thrive in?

Yes, the woman has to be he boss in the house.

If the parsley is outside, how does it know who is the boss inside?
--
June Hughes

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:25:47 +0100, June Hughes wrote:

If the parsley is outside, how does it know who is the boss inside?

Since when did old wives' tales have to be logical?

In message , Derek Turner
writes
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:25:47 +0100, June Hughes wrote:

If the parsley is outside, how does it know who is the boss inside?

Since when did old wives' tales have to be logical?

G That's what the parsley said.
--
June Hughes

Thanks for the advice Kay, very helpful. I saw a few people growing it on allotments near my university & they had absolutely huge plants of curled parsley, I've realised now they've probably sown lots of seeds. I like your idea of having it in a pot, is it possible to grow inside in the winter? I think I might try & sow seeds & increase the quantity of my plants for next year. Thanks again.

Freedom_Spark writes
Thanks for the advice Kay, very helpful. I saw a few people growing
it
on allotments near my university & they had absolutely huge plants
of
curled parsley, I've realised now they've probably sown lots of
seeds.
I like your idea of having it in a pot, is it possible to grow
inside
in the winter?

Combination of warmth and low light levels would probably make it
straggly. It survives, but doesn't grow much, OK outside during the
winter - get a good lot going by end of summer, so you have enough to
last over winter.

I think I might try & sow seeds & increase the quantity
of my plants
for next year.

If you want to do that this year, you're getting to the end of the
sowing season, so I'd do it in the next week or so.


--
Kay

I think I might try & sow seeds & increase the quantity
of my plants
for next year.

If you want to do that this year, you're getting to the end of the sowing
season, so I'd do it in the next week or so.


--
Kay

Or do what we do. Buy pots of Parsley from your supermarket, in our case
Morrison's, split them straight away and pot on into bigger posts 'cos there
will be 4,5 even 6 plants to the pot. Bring one into the kitchen on the
windowsill for use now, as our daughter does (her greenhouse is a 'bus ride'
away almost) or in our case the veranda and keep an eye on them. No sowing
of seeds. Parsley all the time :-))

Where's the problem?

--
Mike

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On Jul 14, 4:19*pm, K wrote:
Freedom_Spark writesThanks for the advice Kay, very helpful. I saw a few people growing
it

on allotments near my university & they had absolutely huge plantsof

curled parsley, I've realised now they've probably sown lots ofseeds.

I like your idea of having it in a pot, is it possible to growinside

in the winter?

Combination of warmth and low light levels would probably make it
straggly. It survives, but doesn't grow much, OK outside during the
winter - get a good lot going by end of summer, so you have enough to
last over winter.



I think I might try & sow seeds & increase the quantity
of my plants
for next year.

If you want to do that this year, you're getting to the end of the
sowing season, so I'd do it in the next week or so.



--
Kay

Kay, would it survive my Winter, at altitude with deep snow, prolonged
this Winter, ugh!!!

Judith

Judith in France writes
Kay, would it survive my Winter, at altitude with deep snow, prolonged
this Winter, ugh!!!

Bit of an academic question isn't it? Even if it survived, you'd have a
job finding it to pick it ;-)
--
Kay

Thanks, I'll get them sown within the next few days because I like the idea of starting a few from seed.

You are a genius Mike I've already followed your advice, I'll have plenty to top up the supply of my own little plant this year! Thanks again for the advice everyone.