How to Grow Parsley

Parsley is an herb that can be used for a variety of dishes, fresh or cooked, throughout the year. It is a biennial, which means it will grow and produce leaves its first year and sometime during its second year it will bloom, set seed and die. You can grow your own fresh parsley in the garden, on a patio or even indoors in a sunny window. Since it is packed with vitamin A and C, it is invaluable to have parsley cut very fresh.

Things You'll Need

Parsley seeds
Container for soaking
Pot or garden space

Soil
Spade
5-10-5 fertilizer

Instructions

- 1
  Soak parsley seed overnight in a container of warm water before planting to help with its erratic and often slow germination.
- 2
  Fill the pot with soil or loosen the soil in your garden area where you wish to plant the parsely, using a spade.
- 3
  Sprinkle soaked parsley seeds in rows in your pot or garden space. Make rows in the garden at least 12 inches apart.
- 4
  Cover the seeds with 1/8 inch of soil and water the area until the soil surrounding the seeds is moistened.
- 5
  Water the parsley every week to ensure the soil never dries out.
- 6
  Thin the parsley plants to one every 12 inches of row once they reach 3 inches tall.
- 7
  Fertilize twice during the parsley's growing season, using 5-10-5 fertilizer and following package directions for application.
- 8
  Cut parsley stems as they become mature, making the cut close to the ground. Use the harvested parsley immediately or dry or freeze it for long-term preservation.

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