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| Joe Lamp'l plants two varieties of parsley: a curly-leaf variety, Forest Green, and a flat-leaf variety, Dark Green Italian. |
From "Fresh from the Garden"
episode DFFG-305 |
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Joe Lamp'l gives tips on sowing parsley from seed and demonstrates how to thin parsley to its proper spacing once it has germinated. He also talks about parsleyworm, the caterpillar form of the black swallowtail butterfly; this pest may damage your parsley plants, but it should be left alone to grow into a beautiful butterfly.
Curly-Leaf Parsley
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Flat-Leaf Parsley
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Parsley is a popular herb that's used as both a flavoring and a garnish. Technically it's a biennial, which means it lives two years, flowering and dying during the second season. But because it's grown for its leaves and not its flowers, parsley is usually treated as an annual in the garden. And it's so attractive that some people plant it in their landscape just for its ornamental value.The two most common types of parsley are curly-leaf and flat-leaf. Curly parsley has a mild flavor and a crinkly texture that's great in salads. Most curly parsley plants grow 12" to 18" tall and wide. Flat-leaf parsley, sometimes called Italian parsley, has flat, serrated leaves with a strong flavor, which makes it a favorite of many cooks. Flat-leaf parsley grows into a large plant, often topping out at 2' to 3' tall. Both types are grown and cultivated the same way. Parsley grows best in loamy soil with good drainage and moderate soil fertility. It does best in a sunny area, although it will tolerate some light shade. Two excellent varieties are Forest Green and Dark Green Italian. Forest Green, a popular curly-leaf parsley, has very tightly curled dark-green leaves with a mild flavor that never turns bitter. It will get abut 12" tall and has an upright habit that keeps the leaves from flopping on the ground. Dark Green Italian parsley is a flat-leaf variety with a strong celery flavor.
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