410 · Curly parsley

About this plant

Curly parsley, with crinkled, bright green rosettes and a fresh, mild, slightly grassy flavor. Chop it into tabbouleh, dressings, and compound butters, or use whole sprigs to dress a plate. A biennial grown as an annual; it does its best work in our cool season, and cutting only outer stems keeps new leaves coming for months.

Planting it at home

When to plant out

Right away. Our low-desert planting window for cool-season plants ends about mid-February.

Where

Containers, Raised bed

Spacing

8"

Size

12–18"

Care

Sun

Full–part sun

Water

Moderate; let topsoil dry

Feed

Light feeding only; too much fertilizer weakens the flavor (general guide).

Good to know

Grown from

Seed — sown by FHCG volunteers

Uses

Tabbouleh, dressings, garnish

Harvest

Outer stems

Life cycle

Biennial

Heirloom or hybrid

Heirloom — saved seeds grow true

Heat (our summer)

Moderate–High