SPERLI Petersilie Grüne Perle

Parsley for pots, containers and raised beds: sow from March to August, harvest from June to October – one portion is enough for about 250 plants.

The story

Origins & history

Parsley comes from the Mediterranean. Its botanical name, Petroselinum, goes back to Greek and means roughly “rock celery”. Through the Romans and monastery gardens it spread throughout Central Europe; around 800, Charlemagne listed it for cultivation in his decree on royal estates.

Uses

Hardly any herb is as much at home in German cooking: over potatoes, in soups, sauces, herb butter and salads. Best used fresh and chopped just before serving. Cutting the outer stalks first lets the plant keep growing from the centre.

Meaning

Because it germinates so slowly, an old gardeners’ saying claims the seeds must travel to the devil and back several times before they come up. In the Middle Ages it was a fixture of every monastery and cottage garden.

A thought for giving

Parsley is biennial: in its first year it gives leaves, and only in the second does it flower. Some things reveal their whole form only when we give them more than one summer.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 250 plants
• Botanical name: Petroselinum crispum
• Life cycle: biennial
• Position: sunny, partial shade
• Suitable for containers: yes (raised bed, container, pot)
• Sow indoors: all year round
• Sow outdoors: March–August
• Harvest: June–October
• Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
• Germination temperature: 15–20 °C
• Germination time: 14–21 days
• Plant spacing: 10 cm
• Row spacing: 25 cm
• Seed type: loose seed

How to sow

1. Sow directly from March to August; indoors you can start it in Anzuchterde all year round.
2. Place the seeds 0.5–1 cm deep in rows 25 cm apart.
3. Keep evenly moist at 15–20 °C – parsley needs 14–21 days to germinate.
4. Grow in sun or partial shade in a pot, container or raised bed and thin to 10 cm apart.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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