Parsley is a popular plant, the fresh greens of which can be obtained from the garden from early spring.
Parsley is grown in sun or partial shade on fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soils.
Preparing seeds for planting
Parsley can be planted in beds where onions or cucumbers, tomatoes or potatoes grew last season. After parsley, carrots, cilantro, caraway, and dill can be planted only after 3-4 years.
Before planting, parsley seeds are soaked for a day in water or in a 0.2% solution of potassium permanganate. Then place them in gauze and leave until white sprouts appear. To get shoots as early as possible, seeds are soaked for 4 hours in milk, then in potassium permanganate.
Planting parsley
Make furrows up to 2 cm deep at a distance of up to 15 cm from each other in the bed. Fill the furrows with quicklime, and after sowing, compact the soil and mulch with humus. The shoots will appear on the 9-15th day.
Don't forget to thin out the plants, leaving up to 3 cm between the bushes. When thinning again, keep the distance between plants up to 7-10 cm.
When caring for parsley, make sure the plant's leaves remain healthy, free of insect damage and signs of disease.
