How to plant parsley?

It will be very interesting for gardeners to figure out how to plant parsley, how to plant it in open ground in spring and before winter. It is worth understanding how to sow it so that it sprouts quickly. Attention should be paid to proper planting with seeds and rhizomes, as well as growing parsley on the windowsill in the house.

Parsley can be planted both in spring and before winter. Let's consider both methods.

The intention of sowing parsley in the spring is quite reasonable. Planting several times per season with an interval of 45 days allows you to get green mass continuously. The timing is selected individually. Attention should be paid to both the heating of the earth and the average daily temperature. Both indicators cannot be lower than +3 degrees, otherwise even such an unpretentious plant will not grow.

In most of Russia, planting parsley in March is premature. We must wait for at least April... And the root form is not planted at all until May. In Siberia and the Urals, it is necessary to wait until the middle of the last spring month. Some farmers are guided by the lunar calendar when sowing.

True, whether to act like this, everyone should decide for themselves. Experience shows that there is no benefit from the lunar calendar in the cultivation of parsley. This is nothing more than an old habit. In order for the culture to grow quickly, instead of favorable days, one must focus on the correct crop rotation. Cabbage, daikon and radish are considered acceptable predecessors.

Instead, you can plant radishes and other cruciferous crops. If soil structuring is important, it is recommended to plant pumpkin, cucumber and squash. Garlic or mustard is needed to suppress parsley pests. Nitrogen enrichment is achieved with green manure, alfalfa and clover legumes. It is very important to choose the right place for disembarkation.

Lighted or slightly shaded areas are preferred. It is necessary to exclude even minor flooding and the impact of a piercing wind. The spicy culture grows well on slightly moist crumbly soil with a high level of fertility. The usual planting scheme involves placing parsley on the southern slopes with a preliminary laying of organic matter. It is advisable to prepare soil with a weak acidic or neutral reaction.

On the same bed with parsley or next to the garden can be planted:

• tomatoes;
• beans;
• cucumbers.

Neighborhood with:

• legumes;
• onions;
• pepper;
• strawberries;
• cucumber.

The preparation of the ridge begins in the autumn months. All previous plants must be harvested. After weeding, organic matter is laid and the soil is dug up. The beds should be decorated as clearly as possible. With the onset of spring, they lay:

• saltpeter;
• potassium chloride;
• superphosphate.

Parsley is even planted on clay. Its structure is improved by adding sand. Dolomite flour and wood ash help to suppress excess acidity. Seeds for spring planting must be calibrated in a saline solution. Treatment with growth activators and vernalization in wet gauze are recommended.

Professional gardeners and gardeners resort to bubbling seeds. Soaking in diluted alcohol or store-bought vodka removes the film from the planting material and allows accelerating germination. Furrows in the ground should be made in 20 cm increments and their depths vary.If the seeds are planted as early as possible, then the depth of the furrows is 2 cm, and towards the end of spring, 1 cm is enough.

The trenches themselves are watered abundantly with warm water about an hour before sowing. Having spread the seeds in increments of 1 cm, they are carefully poured over and the soil is compacted. Next, the ridge must be covered with a film or other non-woven coating. Covering material must be removed immediately after pecking.

Spring planting problems are associated with:

• poor seed quality;
• dryness of the soil;
• violation of the thermal regime;
• the formation of a strong crust after precipitation;
• long frosts, especially on the soil itself.

The rules for choosing a place in this case do not differ at all from the May landing.... Likewise, shady areas and drafts should be avoided. Be sure to be in time before the onset of frost, when it is already steadily cold. At night it can be up to -1, but during the day the air should warm up to +1 at least. Soaking the seeds in advance is not required.

Sitting in the frozen ground successfully replaces artificial stratification. This will make the plant more resistant to diseases and temperature fluctuations. Be sure to take into account both the general climate stereotype and the actual weather. Sowing too early will lead to germination of seeds, and the seedlings will be beaten in the coming winter. In Crimea and in the south of the North Caucasus, you can plant parsley in the first 2 weeks of November.

For the Volga region and the chernozem regions, a suitable date is the third October decade. In the north-west of Russia, sowing work must be completed no later than October 10-12. And in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, they begin planting around September 10. It must be finished there, taking into account the actual weather. The ridges are oriented to the south or southeast, sowing rates are 2-3 times higher than when planting in spring.

Before winter, parsley is planted dry. Watering can only harm... We'll have to prepare loose soil, which will allow you to sprinkle the ridges. Planting sheltered for the winter with the arrival of the first thaw in the next season is immediately freed from mulch. It is useful to dig up the earth at the time of disembarkation with rotted manure.

For 1 sq. m use 10 kg of fertilizer. 0.03 kg of superphosphate and 0.1 kg of wood ash are placed on the same space. The furrows should be 3-4 cm deep. The step between the furrows is 10-15 cm. Sand is poured into the base of the trenches with a layer of 1 cm.

The uniformity of all furrows in size will help ensure a wooden lath. The ridges are sprinkled on top with grass or dried leaves. You don't need to remove the mulch before sowing the parsley. If the weather is dry, the seeds are simply scattered over the prepared trenches. Loose earth is poured on top. Snow retention is provided by branches, straw or spruce paws.

Growing parsley root has its own characteristics. Like all root crops, it must be planted in loose soil with a high level of fertility. It is advisable to choose an area with a solid amount of organic matter. Pumpkin crops are good predecessors. Important: it is not wise to use fresh organic fertilizers, because they are too active.

Root planting is better than normal planting in that it allows the plant to be cultivated all year round. It is enough to plant the root crop in a container for the winter time, and with the onset of spring, transplant it again in the country in an open-air area. Important: only strong healthy roots of a light color and with a smooth surface are suitable for work. Their thickness should be no more than 5 cm. Be sure to check that there are no tops.

Too long roots are carefully cut with a sharpened knife. Their length should be from 8 to 10 cm. The incisions should be powdered with charcoal or wood ash. Before planting root crops in the soil, they are kept in sand at an air temperature of about +2.The planting depth of root crops may be shallow. They do this in the second half of spring and at the very beginning of summer.

The root form of parsley, like the seed, should grow in the sand, in well-ventilated areas. If possible, avoid shaded areas. Root crops are placed in shallow furrows at an angle of 45 degrees. They should be sprinkled with soil, leaving about 5 cm outside. The roots should be at least 5 cm apart, with at least 20 cm between rows. After planting, the plant must be thoroughly watered.

Proper greenhouse cultivation of parsley allows you to get a large amount of fresh herbs for cooking various dishes... There is more space in the greenhouse than on the windowsills, and there are many opportunities for cultivation. The work does not require significant financial costs and fully justifies all efforts. Under comfortable conditions, parsley can be kept in unheated greenhouses until the end of November and the first decade of December. When the air warms up to 20 degrees or more, this plant will wither and feel uncomfortable.

Ideally, warming up should be no more than 12 degrees. And you also need to beware of growing parsley in direct sunlight. Despite the limited need for insolation, artificial lighting is very useful. The shorter the winter day becomes, the more relevant this moment is. It is necessary to water the plantings only as the earth dries up.

If it does not dry out, it is necessary to start watering only after cutting off the green parts. It is recommended to maintain optimum air humidity - at least 75%. Any fluctuations in temperature are bad for the condition of this plant. The greenhouse will have to be systematically ventilated. This will allow maintaining a rational microclimate and excluding excess temperature and humidity.

Parsley is not too demanding on the ground. Ideally, you should choose moderately fertilized soil.... The best options are loams with a light fraction and sod-podzolic soil. Too dense and hard soils often lead to gnarled plants and ugly-looking root crops. Most often, in greenhouses, the roots are expelled onto the greens, rather than sowing seeds.

This option is more economical and more efficient. The root method is suitable for all types of parsley. It is recommended to choose roots with a thickness of about 0.5 cm and a length of no more than 8 cm. As with growing in a regular garden, an excessively extended root must be cut off.

Having planted root crops, they are sprinkled with soil with the expectation of leaving the neck and head above the surface. The soil must be thoroughly compacted and actively watered. When growing the root form of parsley in greenhouse, it is necessary to maintain a temperature of no more than +15 degrees. If everything is done correctly, the foliage will grow up to 25 cm tall in a month. This means that the first batch of greens of the season is ready to be cut.

Greenhouse cultivation of parsley from seeds will be simplified if the seeds themselves are kept in gauze folded in two for 5 days. At the same time, the usual room temperature should be maintained. As soon as the first shoots are formed, the seedlings are placed at a temperature of + 1 degrees. This cultivation lasts 10 days. This method allows you to accelerate the receipt of a fresh harvest by about 3 times compared to classic garden cultivation.

A side effect is the greater strength of plants and their resistance to adverse factors. Seed parsley is grown without any problems. The stratified planting material is laid out in the ground with a step of 5 cm. It is thoroughly spilled and left to grow quietly. Then you only have to:

• monitor temperature and humidity;
• give plants the required illumination with phytolamps;
• watering the ground in the greenhouse as it dries up;
• weed out weeds.

It is worth considering that not all parsley varieties are equally suitable for greenhouse or greenhouse conditions. Among the leafy varieties, "Moskrauh" and "Esmeralda" are popular. The alternatives are Bravo and Breeze. When choosing root varieties, preference should be given to:

• "Sheet";
• "Root Berlin";
• "Harvest";
• "Bordovician" parsley.

The ripening period is not very important, unless the cultivation is for commercial sale. In the latter case, more frequent planting and active cutting of green foliage will be beneficial. Preparing the soil for planting parsley can include mixing garden soil with peat and watering with copper sulfate dissolved in water.

With the help of it, pest larvae and dangerous microscopic organisms are destroyed. Further, a certain amount of mineral fertilizers of a complex composition and wood ash are laid in the ground. The more copper there is in the solution, the more effective the drug is. When the nutrients are mixed, the substrate is loosened thoroughly. The general layout on the site must be strictly maintained.

If there are enough seeds, they are sown thickly. As soon as shoots arise, they are sorted and only the strongest specimens are left. Dry planting allows you to get sprouts after 30 days or even later. Soaking in water will double the growth rate.

For this purpose, it is advisable to use early ripe types of parsley. Along with "Gloria" and "Ordinary sheet" are suitable "Astra", "Beads" or "Green Pearl"... Mid-maturing and late-maturing specimens are cut 10-14 days later than early-maturing types. Seed cultivation of parsley at home is possible by soaking the seeds for 48 hours. The water will have to be changed every 12 hours.

When 2 hours remain before planting, the planting material is poured with an unsaturated solution of potassium permanganate. Then the earth is spilled with water from an ordinary watering can. You must first make the furrows. The depth of planting the seeds should be a maximum of 0.5 cm. To prevent the appearance of a strong crust, sprinkling with thoroughly loosened soil on a layer of about 1 cm helps.

Occasionally parsley is planted at home and root crops. In this case, one cannot do without expanded clay or other drainage. Fertile soil is poured on top. From root crops with scissors cut off the entire green part. The roots are almost completely loaded into the ground, but a small part of them should come out.

The soil, together with the planted roots, is watered with a simple watering can. This method allows you to count on getting the result in 18-22 days. The seed option guarantees a harvest only after 45 days at least. However, in this case, the green top will be constantly renewed. It is better to choose south-facing windowsills. In any case, it is necessary to exclude the appearance of drafts.

Containers for homemade parsley should be 15-20 cm deep. There should be holes in their bottom to drain excess water. Planting soil can be made from garden and plant flower soil in equal amounts. In another case, the garden soil is mixed with vermicompost. Another option involves the combination of 7 parts of garden land, 2 parts of humus and 1 part of sod land.

For information on how to grow parsley with rhizomes, see the video.