Parsley ‘Giant of Italy’
Petroselinum crispum · Herb · No. 39
- Sow under cover
- Feb–Mar
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Jul
- Harvest
- May–Nov
- Germination
- 14–28 days
- Spacing
- 20 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 70–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Light shade
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | February | March | ||||||||||
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | July | |||||||
| Harvest | May | June | July | August | September | October | November |
Notes
Flat-leaf parsley. Slow to germinate — soak seed overnight. Biennial; flowers the second summer.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.