Apiacées • Petroselinum crispum hortense

Italian parsley - Organic

"An aromatic flat-leaf parsley, a faithful companion in the kitchen garden."

$4.49

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Native to the Mediterranean basin, Italian parsley with its large, flat leaves has become a staple in kitchen gardens. Its deep green, finely cut clumps provide a discreet yet constant presence in the vegetable patch, always ready to offer a handful of fresh greens for everyday cooking.

In the garden, this so-called "Italian" variety is distinguished by its particularly fragrant foliage, highly prized in cooking. It thrives along the edge of flowerbeds, in a quiet corner of the vegetable garden, or mixed with other aromatic plants to create a vibrant, nourishing space. Its consistent yield throughout the season makes it a reliable plant for ecological gardening, where harvesting is done as needed while respecting the natural cycle of the seasons.

  • Growing climate: Cool season
  • Sowing difficulty level: Medium
  • Care required: Regular
  • Growth: Slow growth

Note: Emergence is often slow and irregular; keep the soil constantly moist until germination.

Italian parsley is a staple of Mediterranean and European cuisines. Its flat, aromatic leaves are finely chopped to enhance salads, soups, sauces, vegetable dishes, fish, and meat. It's an ingredient in many herb blends, such as some versions of bouquet garni and tabbouleh. It's best added at the end of cooking or just before serving to preserve its aroma and color. The leaves can be preserved by gently drying or, to retain maximum flavor, finely chopped and frozen (for example, in small cubes in water or oil). Parsley is also one of the herbs traditionally grown near the home, always on hand for meals.

Italian parsley - Organic

Italian parsley - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

14-21 jours

Germination temperature

18° to 22° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sowing at a depth of 5 mm

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 70 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-4a

Distance between plants

20 cm

Distance between rows

45 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in fungi-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

acidic pH

Average plant height

45 cm

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