PARSLEY HAMBURG ROOT - SEED

PARSLEY HAMBURG ROOT

Description
Hamburg or Parsley Seeds Turnip-rooted 1870 Heirloom Vegetable. For over 400 years, the slender 15 cm (6″) parsnip-like roots with their delicate parsley taste have been used for flavouring soups and stews. This variety stores very well through the winter. A great dual purpose plant as the coarse leaves contribute a parsley flavour and can be used as a garnish. Soaking seeds in water over-night improves germination. Parsley is widely used as a pest control plant in gardens as it attracts beneficial insects.

How to Grow
530 seed/gram. Germination is hastened by first soaking seeds in water overnight. After soaking, sow seed 6 mm (1/4″) deep in rows 40 cm (16″) apart. Be patient. Parsley takes up to three weeks to sprout. Avoid crusting over the soil as this will greatly reduce the number of seedlings that emerge. Mulching the seed bed aids germination. Thin seedlings to 10 cm (4″) apart after germination. Keep parsley well weeded. One packet sows approximately 6 m (20’) of row.

LIFECYCLE
Biennial Harvested as an Annual

PROPAGATION
Sow Direct

DAYS TO EMERGENCE
15

LIGHT
Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT
Root Crop

FROST TOLERANCE
Can Withstand Light Frost

DAYS TO HARVEST
90

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Easy

HERITAGE
Heirloom

LENGTH OF ROW PACKET
One packet sows approximately 6 m (20') of row.

FAMILY NAME
Apiaceae

LATIN
Petroselinum crispum tuberosum