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Parsley has been cultivated in Europe since ancient times and is currently no longer found in the wild.
Parsley is a cold hardy biennial often surviving temperatures as low as -12C and even when the tops die off it can regrow from the roots.
In the garden sow three seeds a 1/2" apart, a 1/4" deep. On the farm 14 grams will sow a 100' row, 2-3 kg an acre. Make the rows 12-18" apart. Thin or transplant to at least 6" apart in the row. If production slows side dress with a high nitrogen fertilizer.
Parsley is an excellent garden plant, not just for use as an herb, but also for attracting beneficial insects. Leave in the garden to overwinter and in its second year the small white flowers will draw many very small parasitic wasps to your garden where they will lay thier eggs on aphids and caterpillars. This free service brought to you by nature! Parsley also readily self-sows.
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